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Family: Cantharidae
A female C. decipiens (dark mark on pronotum) was placed in close proximity to male C. cryptica for the purpose of a comparitive photo. Upon approach by the male, the female retreated swiftly. This was repeated. When the male was placed nearby for the third time, he swiftly grabbed his target and attempted to mate. After several attempts over approximately three minutes, he successfully inserted his genitalia.
As of three hours after copulation, the pair remain interlocked. It appears the male is unable to release. Update: Overnight beetles separated.
C. cryptica 8mm, C. decipiens marginally smaller. Both specimens collected with a sweep net from low vegetation, on opposite sides of the River Avon.
The male Bald Eagle "Pride" appears to be bonding well with a new mate, a very large early 5th year female (just turned 4 years old). I arrived at the nest at about 9:40 and found Liza was there. She had been watching for some time but had not seen any eagles. After about 20 minutes the female flew in from the west to the nest area. She was carrying a good sized fish that looked like a shad. She circled with it and ended up roosting on top of a Melaleuca snag to the west of the nest. She proceeded to eat the fish. About 10 minutes later (10:20 AM) the male flew in from the SW carrying a small fish. He roosted on an adjacent snag slightly above the female. Both kept eating until the female finished, at about 10:26 AM. Then the male flew down and copulated for about 1 minute 10 seconds. It appeared to be a successful mating, as witnessed by Liza on the previous day, and unlike some the brief attempts that had previously occurred. The male then flew back up to roost briefly before flying off at 10:31 AM. The female remaind on the roost until the male came flying back carrying a stick, and at about 10:50 AM the female joined him. Both circled high over the nest area, but the male disapeared to the south. When I departed at about 11:00 AM the female had disappeared high and to the south. Visit the Pembroke Pines Bald Eagle FORUM bald-eagles-of-broward-county-florida.1638815.n2.nabble.com/
Image taken in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California
Image originally taken as a 35mm slide.
A little late in the year which makes me wonder whether these are younger MIKIs than the older pair that I saw in mid-May copulating in a different area.
Mississippi Kites observed in the Bloom School area of Rockford, IL
Ordre : Coléoptères(Coleoptera)
Famille : Cantharidés (Cantharidae), Soldier beetle family
Genre : Rhagonycha
Espèce : excavata Lec.
Objectif à vis 42 mm Fujinon EBC T 1:3,5 F 135 mm monté sur un soufflet et un Canon 300D.
My garden safari continues. I caught these green shield bugs inflagrante delicto on the Laurel bush at the end of my garden - thankfully once coupled together they aren't so quick to run away, so managed to get a focussed shot or two!
Low-quality video (including interaction but not copulation) temporarily here: dl.dropbox.com/u/360965/MIKI-SterlingForest.mov
Copulating adults, Arzob, Tajikistan, 25 May 2008
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Crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) from Guangxi Daguishan Crocodile Lizard National Nature Reserve, China.
The eagles copulated yesterday. This morning they wre very active around the nest at about 10:40 this morning. Visit rosy-finch.blogspot.com