Australian Emeralds mating

Australian Emerald, Hemicordulia australiae, mating. The male is on top hanging onto a plant with his legs at one end, and onto his girlfriend with the tip of his abdomen at his other end. The female is upside down with the tip of her tail connected to the underside of her boyfriend.

 

Koonyum Range, Mullumbimby, NSW, Australia, January 2015.

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