Q.What is ootheca?

Step 1. Formation. After the eggs are fertilised inside the genital chamber, the paired collaterial glands secrete a protective capsule around them.

Step 2. Description. This capsule is the ootheca (egg case) — dark reddish to blackish brown, about 8 mm long, and it contains 14 to 16 fertilised eggs arranged in two rows. …

State what secretes the ootheca, describe its appearance and egg content, and …

• Confusing the ootheca (the protective capsule around the eggs) with the spermatophore (the bundle of sperm transferred during mating) — both are …