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Many gardeners buy praying mantis egg cases (oothecae) from garden nurseries, but this practice is discouraged for two reasons.
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Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
Unlike many marine animals whose larvae or young can drift long distances on ocean currents, walking sharks lay egg cases directly on the seafloor, so their offspring hatch close to where their parents lived.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Their eyes slowly grew visible, two dark dots peering out from inside each translucent egg case.
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Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
People collect shells, coral, sea glass, driftwood, egg cases, fossils, agates, pumice.
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Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
Unlike many marine animals whose larvae or young can drift long distances on ocean currents, walking sharks lay egg cases directly on the seafloor, so their offspring hatch close to where their parents lived.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Their eyes slowly grew visible, two dark dots peering out from inside each translucent egg case.
—
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
People collect shells, coral, sea glass, driftwood, egg cases, fossils, agates, pumice.
—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Egg case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20case. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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