View allAll Photos Tagged copulating
Argiopes feed on what they catch in their web, mainly flies, grasshoppers, butterflies and other insects; this spider can even hunt a dragonfly, a wasp and a bee (but when it is stung, it dies on the spot). One insect is enough for a tiger for up to a week; when it is hungry, it hangs alone in the middle of the net and waits for its prey.
Spiders have a mating season at the end of summer. The tiny males send signals - tugs on the thread, carefully approaching the female. If she is ready to mate, she allows him to slip under her abdomen. It usually eats the male after copulation, sometimes even during it. A fragment of the male's pedipalps remains in the female's reproductive organ. Later, the female spins a balloon cocoon in which young spiders hatch and then overwinter.
Can be tricky and flighty. Saw approximately 8 of these beauties, mostly in copulation. The Cotswolds, Daneway Banks. Excellent work by the volunteers and management on this marvellous reserve.
Esta imagen la tomé segundos después de la anterior, la hembra tomó la posición de cópula. Al ampliarla parece que el macho no llega a introducir su órgano copulador. En su día, Iñaki Mezquita, entomólogo experto, me comentó que en ese momento no parecía que hubiera propiamente cópula y que en caso de que se hubiera consumado la cópula y fructificara, los individuos resultantes serían estériles.
Gracias a todos por la gran acogida a la anterior.
Tomada en la Fuente del Chopo. Villena (Alicante) España.
This image was taken seconds after the previous one, the female took the copula position. When enlarging it seems that the male does not introduce its copulatory organ. At the time, Iñaki Mezquita, an expert entomologist, told me that at that time it did not appear that there was a proper copulation and that if the copulation had been consummated and fruitful, the resulting individuals would be sterile.
Thank you all for the great welcome to the previous one.
Taken at Fuente del Chopo. Villena (Alicante) Spain.
Sim: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Experience%20The%20Ocean/1...
"Mating occurs roughly every 2-3 years mainly in shallow waters. Copulation usually begins near the shore. Hawksbills leave the water only during the breeding season when females dig nests in the sand, typically near vegetation. The entire nesting process takes 1-3 hours."
Thank you for this information www.flickr.com/photos/125124587@N04/
Adult male Black Skimmer about to land on its mate and procreate - New York
This photograph was taken at the newly formed Black Skimmer colony at the Nickerson Beach, New York last season. The moment I discovered this colony, I knew it will give us great photographic opportunities Will this colony form again this season? Where to find it? If you would like to stayed informed this upcoming season on the happenings at the Nickerson Beach, make sure to take advantage of the current discounted price to my Location Updates: www.greggard.com/location-updates/nickerson-beach-ny-updates This is last week that I will be offering these updates at this price.
Thank you all for kind comments!
You can also follow me on:
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/greggardphoto/
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/greg.gard.9
- YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/gregsthings
www.greggard.com/blog/2021/5/black-skimmers-procreating-n...
Die Hummel-Ragwurz (Ophrys holoserica) ist eine gefährdete Orchidee, die gelegentlich auf Trockenrasen, vor allem in Naturschutzgebieten vorkommt. Diese kleine Orchidee hat einen interessanten Bestäubungsmechanismus entwickelt: Die Biene der Art Eucera longicornis, deren Sexuallockstoff die Orchideen-Blüte nachahmt, werden von der Blüte angelockt, die außerdem einige optische und taktile Schlüsselreize des Kopulationsvorgangs bei dieser Biene kopiert. Die Bienenmännchen versuchen mit der Blüte zu kopulieren (Pseudokopulation) und bekommen dabei ein Pollenpaket angeheftet, das dann auf andere Hummel-Ragwurze übertragen werden kann. Näheres im Wikipedia-Artikel und Details im YouTube-Video.
Die Aufnahme entstand in einem fränkischen Naturschutzgebiet.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummel-Ragwurz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0LcGbLcdA0
The Bumblebee orchid (Ophrys holoserica) is an endangered orchid that occasionally occurs on dry grasslands, especially in nature reserves. This small orchid has developed an interesting pollination mechanism: Bees of the species Eucera longicornis, whose sex attractant mimics the orchid flower, are attracted to the flower, which also copies some key visual and tactile cues of the copulation process in this bee. The male bees attempt to copulate with the flower (pseudocopulation) and get a pollen packet attached, which can then be transferred to other bumblebee orchid. For more details, see the Wikipedia article and the YouTube video.
The photo was taken in a Franconian Nature reserve.
... ist die Bienenragwurz (Ophrys apifera), eine sehr seltene Orchideenart in Deutschland. Betrügerin deshalb, weil paarungsbereite Weibchen von Wildbienen durch das bienenähnliche Aussehen der Unterlippe der Orchidee angelockt werden und versuchen die Blüte zu begatten. Dabei erfolgt die Bestäubung. Das Foto entstand in einem fränkischen Naturschutzgebiet.
Ein frohes Osterfest!
... is the bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) , a very rare orchid species in Germany. She is a deceiver, because wild bees, which are ready to mate are attracted by the bee-like appearance of the lower lip of the orchid, and they attempt to copulate with the flower. Thereby the pollination takes place.
Happy Easter!
Copulating first brood Adonis Blues from Aston Rowant NNR in the Chilterns. Disappointingly I never even saw a second brood female despite four visits tot heir usual haunts.
Field Digger Wasps (Mellinus arvensis) in our Staffordshire garden. There have been loads of males around for a while, but this is the first female I've seen. The males spotted her too.
Every year I try to get good shots of the females catching flies. I have a mental image of the shot I want, but have never quite got it. Their sting paralyses the flies and they are then used to provision the wasp's brood chambers. The wasps nest in the ground.
Pre-nuptial chorus. Dollar Bill and Dollar Brenda sing after he has fed her, and often copulation takes place after this.
Dollarbirds, Callum Brae, ACT, 2014.
These two were copulating while a third wheel was sitting nearby. I'd never seen this before, but then I haven't been taking bird pictures very long.
Hi Jinx on the clothes line.
One fat-looking flying ant turned out to be two once viewed on the computer screen.
Urban Canberra, 2015.
Enallagma cyathigerum
En una muy escondida y siempre solitaria laguna a varios km de casa
In a very hidden and always lonely lagoon several km from home
100 mm Macro 2,8 Canon, 1/200, F/8, ISO 200, home made Flash soft box at -3 steps
bishop's mitre or bishop's mitre shield bug
Gemeiner Spitzling
[Aelia acuminata]
(explored 25.06.2024)
Nakkertok, Cantley, Québec
Reproduction :
Avant copulation, le male attéri sur une branche près de la femelle avec un insecte dans son bec . La femelle bouge sa queue de haut en bas de manière intermittente pendant environ 15 minutes tandis que le mâle est assis immobile .Le mâle monte alors la femelle , avec l'insecte encore dans sa bouche, et les deux copule . Le mâle alors décide soit qu’il mange l'insecte ou il le donne à la femelle .
Prior to copulation, the male lands on a branch near the female with an insect in its beak. The female will then flick her tail up and down intermittently for about 15 minutes while the male sits there motionless. The male then mounts the female, with the insect still in its mouth, and the two copulate. The male then either eats the insect or gives it to the female for her to eat.
Reference : wikipedia
Another shot of the pair of adonis blue butterflies found copulating at Nottingham Hill in Gloucestershire yesterday lunchtime. This shot was taken directly into the sun.
An hour out on the coast a couple of weeks ago provided me with some lovely Common Blue Butterflies to photograph.
.
Thanks to those who look and take the time to comment, it's very much appreciated.
.
If you have a minute please do stop by my Photography Facebook Page which will have further info/details on the photos posted Click Here to Visit and give us a Like or grab the link below...
.
www.facebook.com/NickUdyPhotography/
.
You can also find me on: Twitter @Nickerzzzzz
.
Please respect my wishes and Do Not post Icons, Links or Awards on my photo stream.
.
Note: I only upload a minimal size and minimal quality image.
.
Please do not use my images in any way shape or form without obtaining my explicit consent.
.
All my images are: © All Rights Reserved
European mantis (Mantis religiosa)
The phenomenon that conspecifics are attacked and eaten after, during, and even before copulation is called 'sexual cannibalism'.
Recording date 01: 19.08.2023, 00:11 hrs
Recording date 02: 19.08.2023, 00:23 hrs
Thinking about it, I’m surprised that I’ve never seen Common Moorhens mating. They are omnipresent in the wetlands I visit and there are typically pre-mating rituals and competition going on all the time. But this is the first time I’ve ever witnessed the beginning of a new generation. My best wishes to the nice couple. Unfortunately, they are not equipped to protect their family from a myriad of predators, which include not only alligators, snakes and turtles, but also other wading birds and hawks. I hope to see the chicks and root for their survival. (Gallinula chloropus) (Sony a1M2, 400mm, f/2.8, 1/2500 second, ISO 2000)
Pair of tree sparrows (Passer montanus) copulating on an ash tree branch.
Para mazurków (Passer montanus) kopulująca na gałęzi jesionu.
This pair of eared grebes took advantage of a lull of vigilance from a more aggressive pair of grebes that preferred the platform a short distance away but which would still chase away any pairs interested in utilizing this one.
The female is, I believe, the same one pictured in a previous post: www.flickr.com/photos/40724294@N04/53747830650. This time the male showed up!
Although there were busy with other things, they were still thoughtful enough to be square to the camera so both birds are in decent focus.
Niña - Niña hocelillas - Esmaltada espinosa - Blavet argiu.
Cópula.
Muchas gracias por las visitas, comentarios y favoritos.
Silver-studded blue
Mating
Thank you very much for the visits, comments and faves.
Azuré de l'ajonc, Petit Argus
En copulation.
Merci beaucoup pour les visites, commentaires et favoris.
yes, the leaf callus while I take the photo, I saw the trunk full of spiderwebs and said, "This is paradise for a friend of mine"!!, (about tastes there is nothing written), and my friend collects bugs copulating, spiders, cobwebs, and more ....
Male & female butterflies copulating.
Sprcies: Plebeius argus
This attractive little blue is most often associated with heathlands of southern England, where it can occur in very large numbers. However, in many places it is serious decline, mainly as a result of destruction of heaths and the shading out of the sparsely vegetated, sunny habitats it prefers.
Prees Heath Common, Shropshire.
Many thanks to people who view or comment on my photos
Medioluto norteña
Cópula
Laspaúles (Pirineo Aragonés - España)
Muchas gracias por las visitas, comentarios y favoritos.
Marbled White
Mating.
Thank you very much for the visits, comments and faves.
Demi-deuil
En copulation.
Merci beaucoup pour les visites, commentaires et favoris.
Los machos de los odonatos realizan una carga de esperma (pasan el esperma de una genitalia a la otra exteriormente al estar ubicadas en segmentos diferentes de su abdomen) antes de la cópula.
En la foto una pareja de Enallagma cyathigerum en la que el macho realiza la carga mientras sostiene a la hembra en tandem.
Male odonates carry out a sperm load (they pass the sperm from one genitalia to the other externally as they are located in different segments of their abdomen) before copulation.
In the photo, a pair of Enallagma cyathigerum in which the male carries out the charge while he holds the female in tandem.
Un chiste pregunta que cómo hacen el amor los erizos, la respuesta es "con mucho cuidado". Cuando vi la imagen que os muestro, me vino a la memoria que los machos de estas especies son víctimas fáciles de las hembras justo después de la cópula. Cualquier alimento rico en proteínas es bien venido para que los huevos se desarrollen adecuadamente. (_8301471-A-01-APIL)
Apilado de 30 fotos con el modo automático de cámara. Apilado posterior en el ordenador.
Olympus E-M1MarkII
OLYMPUS M.60mm F2.8 Macro
ISO 800
f8, 1/320 s
A joke asks how do hedgehogs make love, the answer is "very carefully". When I saw the image that I show you, it came to my mind that the males of these species are easy victims of the females just after copulation. Any food rich in protein is welcome for the eggs to develop properly.
Stacking of 30 photos with the automatic camera mode. Back stacking on the computer.
Olympus E-M1MarkII
OLYMPUS M.60mm F2.8 Macro
ISO800
f8, 1/320s
Pair of common red soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) copulating on some umbellifer flower.
Para zmięków żółtych (Rhagonycha fulva) kopulujących na kwiecie jakiegoś baldaszkowatego.
One of several mating pairs of common blue butterflies seen at Prestbury HIll nature reserve on a visit last week. This pair were spotted on the lower slopes of the masts field. The female is the larger brown one below, and the male the smaller silvery coloured one above.
Yesterday a wild daffodil, today a wild orchid for letter O! Ophrys tenthredinifera is the sawfly orchid, named after the insect it resembles. Like many wild orchids, it's reproduction strategy relies on mimicking the female of a specific species of insect (in appearance, touch and released pheromones) to attract males that will pollinate it while trying to copulate with it. I'm always amazed at the things nature comes up with.
Flower 5/100 for the project "100 flowers 2025"
¡¡Mira a ver cómo te colocas que nos vamos a caer!! parece decirle la hembra al macho por la inusual forma de agarrarse con las patas.
Cópula de Pyrrhosoma nimphula en el Molí de L'Ombría. Rio Vinalopó. (Alicante) España
Imagen recortada un 8%
Look to see how you position yourself that we will fall! the female seems to say to the male because of the unusual way of holding on with the legs.
Copulation of Pyrrhosoma nimphula in the Molí de L'Ombría. Rio Vinalopó. (Alicante) Spain
Image cut by 8%
Wild Jaguars - fighting after the copulation. At Pantanal - MT - Brasil. Better seen Large.
Wishing a Peaceful Thursday.
Thanks a lot for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. Very much appreciated!
© All my images are protected under international authors copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated by any means without my written explicit permission, including the use on websites and similar medias. All rights reserved. Please contact me at thelma.gatuzzo@gmail.com if you intend to buy or use any of my images.
My instagram if you like: @thelmag, @thelma_and_cats and @teg_photo_arts
Member of Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
Pair of harlequin ladybeetles (Harmonia axyridis) copulating on dock (full of aphids). The male is probably novemdecimsignata (or possibly succinea) color form, the female is conspicua color form.
Para biedronek azjatyckich (Harmonia axyridis) kopulujących na szczawiu (pełnym mszyc). Samiec jest prawdopodobnie odmiany barwnej novemdecimsignata (a może succinea), samica jest formy barwnej conspicua.
A pair of Green Darners (Anax junius) after copulation, still in tandem while the female oviposits in the water.
A pair of holly blue butterflies caught copulating on a holly bush in my back garden. The female is the smaller butterfly on the left hand side and the male the larger one on the right.
Copulating pair of firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on a moss covering a tree.
Kopulująca para kowali bezskrzydłych (Pyrrhocoris apterus) na porastającym drzewo mchu.
427) Malayan Peacock Pheasant
Malayan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron malacense, Merak Pongsu
This is one of the shortest-tailed peacock-pheasants. Adult males are about 50 cm long, about half of which is made up by the tail. The female is slightly smaller than the male, with a noticeably shorter tail. A shy and elusive bird, the Malay peacock-pheasant is endemic to lowland forests of the Peninsular Malaysia from the Isthmus of Kra region southwards. Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and limited range, the Malayan peacock-pheasant is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, meaning that its numbers have declined about two-thirds in the last decade or so, and that this trend is expected to last for another decade at least. It is listed on CITES Appendix II. The mating season is not well resolved; recently used nests have been found in March, April and August. Breeding activity may in fact occur essentially all year round (as in many lowland rainforest birds), triggered by abundance of mast rather than by a fixed circannual rhythm. Males scrape the debris and leaf litter off their display sites in forest clearings, from where they maintain vocal contact with their mate and progeny. They adopt various highly stereotyped and ritualised postures and associated plumage displays, which reveal prominent ocelli on remiges and rectrices. These behaviors are likewise used in self-defense. When utilised in pair-bonding behavior copulation may occur subsequent to lateral displays. Anterior displays are also performed which may include curious clicking and vibrating pulsations of feather quills created via stridulation.
My Facebook www.facebook.com/drzulkifli
Réalisé le 19 février 2014 à Puerto Angel, Mexique.
Cliquez sur l'image pour l'agrandir / click on the photograph to enlarge it.
Un couple en train de copuler à la surface de la mer. Le mâle est fermement attaché à la carapace de la femelle qui lutte pour rester à flot. / A pair copulationg at the sea surface. The male is firmly attached to the carapace of the female who struggles to stay afloat.
Taken on February, 19th / 2014 in Puerto Angel, Mexico.