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The first time you take such a photo you think you are the only one you thought to do it, but when you enter to flickr you get a surprise.
A mating pair of Giant asian mantis, Hierodula sp.(?). Selangor, Malaysia.
More mantids: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/03/mantis.html
More bug porn: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2011/01/bugs-porn.html
Red fox pair copulating in open field on a cool, rainy January day. They remained together for a few minutes before separating and departing.
bluet spec. (enallagma spec.), male, four seasons nature preserve, bloomfield, walworth county, wi, 140620
The harlequin ladybird copulating.
This is an invasive species in Europe and America. It has been spreading very rapidly since the end of the 90ies in Europe where it has been used as biocontrol agent. It could potenatially cause important biodiversity (competition and predation of other aphid predators) and economic (ea vineyards, aggregation in houses,...) problems.
It has been called "the most invasive ladybird on earth".
Females will copulate with an average of ten males during the mating season, though only about one third of the mountings will lead to ejaculation. Though pregnancies only occur during the mating season, heterosexual relations go on year-round.
After a gestation period of 173 days, females bear only one baby, which weighs about 500 g at birth. This macaque has an average lifespan of 30 years.
(Copulating) Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus extimus -- Family: Accipitridae). Along Turner River Rd. in the Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier Co., Florida 01/31/2007
The body of the female ladybird prepares by readying the unfertilized eggs, when it is in heat and is ready to copulate. The male ladybird pursues her, rides on the female's back and when she is receptive, he enters her and fertilizes the already formed eggs that are present within her body. For those who study biology: please note that the reproductive organs of this insect is very similar to the mammalian sexual organs.
After the fertilization is complete, she runs around the plant checking the underparts of each leaf carefully and lays her fertilized eggs. The eggs emerge as thick and translucent jelly that is yellowish brown in color that dries and forms the thin yet strong shell when they come into contact with air.
In order to ensure the survival of her babies, who would not have their doting parents around to protect them, she lays the eggs in as many leaves as possible, either one or two eggs per leaf and never more than two. She also lays her eggs under the petal of the flowers.
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