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Birth, and copulation and death.
That's all the facts when you come to brass tacks:
Birth, and copulation, and death.
I've been born, and once is enough,
You don't remember, but I remember,
Once is enough.
REPTILE!
After a certain photo got posted by someone looking for chew toys for his pups, probably, it so happened that very same day, I wandered into the Chinatown close to my work and found this (see above)
Dried gutted lizard skins, head intact, 2 of them apiece, front-to-front, spread-eagled and flattened by a stick frame.
Never got an answer from the buddy manning the store @ the time. He was only there until the owner got back the next day.
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I didn't go back there, by the way.
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It's probably an aphrodisiac & therefore not recommended as chews for dogs.
A pair copulating in the classic heart-shaped pattern. The male clasps the female behind her head, and she curved her abdomen to pick up the semen from the male. Photographed in Peers Wetland, near Wallaceburg, Ontario.
This copulating pair of moths with one flying forward, the other flying backward was even able to suck nectar at the same time. They remained coupled for at least five minutes, or at least long enough for me to run and get my camera. I would appreciate it if anyone can identify this insect for me. Is this sort of copulating behavior on the wing usual or unusual among other insects?
I came back one hour later and they were still in the same position! Best viewed on Black Large 1024x681 or Original 3008x2000
Lovemaking beetles of about 1.5 cm in bodylength, found in a botanical garden in Provence (see map) in August.
Thanks to speech path girl for ID!
Female Merlin invites copulation but male does not comply.
Evidence of male presence is: tracking by female, male vocalization and brief male shadow in upper right early in video.
Tukwila, WA
04.22.21
Much of the lifecycle of these large beetles takes place in rotting tree stumps. I have read that they copulate for about 45 minutes. This pair was placed on a branch for photographs then returned to their rotting vegetation. Handling them didn’t seem to agitate them or interfere with copulation.
These flies tend to be large and sensitive. Never expected that they would be so easy to snap when engrossed in copulating haha :p
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Low-quality video (including interaction but not copulation) temporarily here: dl.dropbox.com/u/360965/MIKI-SterlingForest.mov
"Él había recordado: Copulation and mirrors are abominable. El texto de la Enciclopedia decía: Para uno de esos gnósticos, el visible universo era una ilusión o (más precisamente) un sofisma. Los espejos y la paternidad son abominables (mirrors and fatherhood are hateful) porque lo multiplican y lo divulgan. "
Jorge Luis Borges
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
Eu diria que a fotografia também se torna algo abominável dentro dessa circunstância, multiplicando imagens e banalizando as mesmas...
I would say that the photograph also becomes something abominable inside of this circumstance, multiplying images and banalizing the same ones…
Courtship of the Humboldt Penguin;
The male penguin will generally make a loud noise holding his head high to attract a female penguin. If the female is interested then she will answer with gestures such as head shaking or bowing.
After that both partners can show their affection by dancing and singing for a while (which can be quite loud). When they are ready to mate the male will hold the female penguin with his wings at her side and copulation then starts. This process is a very difficult because the male has to balance on the female's rounded body. Therefore the act is often repeated
A colorful pair indeed. This is a mating of one of the subspecies crosses I am working on in captivity. The male (top) is Cicindela scutellaris rugata from eastern Texas, and the female (bottom) is C. scutellaris scutellaris from Nebraska. I can only hope the offspring make it. They are sure to be colorful.
At some point during their union the male was half eaten, leaving his abdomen attached to the female.
February is breeding season for these beautiful creatures in South Florida. Shot at Venice, Florida in Feb., 2004. Canon 10D, Tamron 300mm f/2.8, Tamron 1.4 TC
Black Saddlebags in wheel (copulation), male above.
NC, New Hanover Co., Wilmington, Airlie Gardens; 12 September 2014.
Canon 7D camera and Canon 70-300 mm L lens.
Each time that a female bee approached a plant, the male would either drive it away or if it lit, would immediately seize it as above. Thus I was not able to get a decent photo of the female but in this photo one can see the broad yellow abdominal bands of the female. The males have three thorns at the apex of their abdomens which they use as weapons to defend their territory. Nancy watched two males locked together rolling over on the ground. No damage was done as they both flew away. Very pugnacious critters. These bees are especially attracted to Hyssop & in this case to Anise Hyssop. Since those plants are usually found in gardens it may be this has helped their quick spread across the continent.