Any idea what Bob my mantis has?

I got home from work tonight and was doing my lifestock check in all my tanks ;D. I found Bob in his den holding what looked like an orange egg sac of somekind It has like a thousand little orange round things.

He is very protective of this thing......when I looked at it he went to the back of his den and put his tail up and threw sand at the sides of the tank where i was at. He then came out a little and I tried to get it with a feeding stick and he wanted to get me..which is unlike him! So I let him go.

These are not the best pictures..but all I can get.

The only inhabitents in with him is a sole blue damsel that is in there and a turbo snail that I saw alive. There is also some corals (zoos, colt, leather) but nothing orange...

any ideas?

 

Kudo's, Bob is a chica and just laid a clutch of eggs. Awesome catch noticing it, man!

 

your kidding me?
Bob is a bobita? Doesnt he/she need another to mate?

Wow....I know that it is almost impossible to hatch out mantis as they are cannibals but what should I do. Keep lights out, try to feed her

 

I have no idea, but I would imagine without a male in the picture not much other then an awesome display will come of it. Still, that is *really* cool.

 

OMG......you are right! Here is a picture from WWW

I am such a proud mommy! Until my baby eats my grandchildren that is!

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MantisShrimp

 

mantis shrimp hold eggs on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
That was the picture that tipped me off...Man, I am a lil jealous

 

If she still has them tomorrow I am going to try to snatch some better pics....my good camera is at my parents!
thanks for the id!

 

Pictures are going to be a must. Better not leave the tank until they hatch.

 

I just hope that she still has them tomorrow and not eat the eggs before I get home. The camera that I took the pics tonight is not charged and my other camera is not here!

 

That's the first thing I thought of also!!!! Most excellent!!!