How to Use egg case in a Sentence

egg case

noun
  • The mother wasp taps the egg cases to make sure a roach is inside.
    — Rob Dunn, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2018
  • Big Skates lay large, dark brown egg cases that are made of a hard protein.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Live and dead cockroaches, as well as egg cases, were found in the kitchen area.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Usually the egg cases line up end to end like pearls strung on a necklace.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The wasps hatch, devour the roach inside the egg case and escape by drilling a hole out to freedom.
    — Rob Dunn, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2018
  • Though adult worms die with the first frost, the egg cases overwinter in soil or organic matter, ready to hatch in spring.
    — Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Most of the mantises that hatch from an egg case will die from starvation or cannibalism.
    — oregonlive, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Jones says German cockroaches (the most common kind) can hold up to 90 nymphs per egg case.
    — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, 15 June 2023
  • Perhaps their most striking difference is their egg cases, or the silk bag female spiders wrap their eggs in.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • To detect live or dead cockroaches—which often hide in dark, secluded spaces—look for dark smears and egg cases.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2024
  • One recent study using data from the project was even able to estimate how many egg cases get eaten by predators, based on tooth marks.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
  • Inspectors saw one egg case and several dead roaches on the floor beneath the prep sink, according to the report.
    — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Commonly referred to as a mermaid’s purse, each egg case can contain multiple embryos.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The aquarium received two egg cases from the Aquarium of the Bay.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The baby boom began on Sunday when two seadragons emerged from their egg cases and began swimming in their tank.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The orientation of the egg case is ok, the female choses the location and the orientation.
    — oregonlive, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Charlie says German cockroaches (the most common kind in the country) can hold up to 90 nymphs per egg case.
    — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, 15 June 2023
  • The egg case is called the ootheca, and the number of nymphs (baby cockroaches) per ootheca varies depending on the type of cockroach.
    — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, 15 June 2023
  • Experts recommend inspecting your tree for light brown egg cases, snipping them off, and leaving them outdoors.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The list below takes a closer look at seven of the most unusual eggs (and egg cases) in the animal world and the creatures that produce them.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Female sharks likely deposit their egg cases before the embryo has fully developed.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Because these egg cases can also float to the surface, should one be found on the beach, Seid advises throwing it gently back into the ocean.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The researchers determined that after a storm passed, the colonies that aggressively pursued food and resources were able to produce more egg cases.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Another novel characteristic of swell sharks is their egg cases, which are long and thin, brownish-yellow pouches.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Keep an eye out for roach feces, which look similar to ground coffee or coarse black pepper, and egg cases, which can be hidden in dark spaces or even between books in a bookcase.
    — Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 22 June 2020
  • The egg case is called the Ootheca, and the number of nymphs (baby cockroaches) per Ootheca varies depending on the type of cockroach.
    — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, 15 June 2023
  • Many gardeners buy praying mantis egg cases (oothecae) from garden nurseries, but this practice is discouraged for two reasons.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • Artificial corals can give deep-water marine life a place to live; cat sharks, for example, wrap necklace-like egg cases around any structure, natural or not, that sticks up from the seafloor.
    — Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 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
  • Researchers believe the locusts' delicate egg cases could not withstand plowing and the grazing of cattle and other animals as settlers worked their way West.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024

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