An ootheca is a type of egg capsule made by any member of a variety of animal groups such as mollusks, mantises, and cockroaches. It is also referred to by its shortened nickname, "ooth".

Blattodea is an order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites. Collectively, Blattodea and the mantis order Mantodea are considered part of the superorder Dictyoptera. Formerly, termites wer