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Hembra de Orthetrum trinacria devorando a otra hembra de Diplacodes lefebvrii. La hembra de Diplacodes comenzó a expulsar paquetes de huevos (ver final de su abdomen junto al tallo) en el momento en que empezó a ser comida.

Algunos estudiosos consultados explican este fenómeno como un mecanismo para seguir perpetuando la especie lanzándo los huevos al exterior (se desconoce si estaban fecundados o no).

No lo tengo nada claro. Se aceptan sugerencias.

 

Female of Orthetrum trinacria devouring another female of Diplacodes lefebvrii. The female Diplacodes began to expel egg packets (see end of her abdomen along the stem) at the time she began to be eaten.

Some scholars consulted explain this phenomenon as a mechanism to continue perpetuating the species by launching the eggs abroad (it is unknown if they were fertilized or not).

I have it not clear. Suggestions welcome.

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Uploaded on March 14, 2022
Taken on September 17, 2021