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Very pleased to find this copulating pair yesterday at the old railway station in Helmdon , Northants.
Esta pareja de Ischnura elegans realizó una postura un poco extraña para conseguir la cópula.
El macho no consiguió agarrarla por el pronoto, pero la hermbra si se aferró al abdomen del macho.
This pair of Ischnura elegans performed a somewhat strange posture to achieve copulation.
The male failed to grab her by the pronotum, but the female did cling to the male's abdomen.
France; Brenne, Cherine 15/1/19. Copulation! A group of twelve here since mid-November must give hope to future breeding in the Brenne.
Monsieur - à l'arrière plan, dans le bokeh - est beaucoup plus petit que Madame et, contrairement à Monsieur Mante Religieuse, il a son petit secret pour échapper à la voracité de Madame après l'accouplement: "il abandonne volontairement dans 80 % des cas son appareil copulateur, ce qui diminue les chances d'un rival de féconder la même femelle et augmente ses chances de la fuir et de survivre après l'accouplement" (d'après wikipedia)
31/07/22: Madame est encore plus grosse et Monsieur n'est plus sur la toile: dévoré ou échappé?
Monsieur - in the background, in the bokeh - is much smaller than Madame and, unlike Monsieur Praying Mantis, he has his little secret to escape Madame’s voracity after mating: "In 80% of cases, he voluntarily abandons his copulator, which reduces the chances of a rival fertilizing the same female and increases its chances of escaping and surviving after mating" (from wikipedia)...
07/31/22: Madam is even fatter and Monsieur is no longer on the web: devoured or escaped?
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Noms vernaculaires: Épeire fasciée, Épeire frelon, Argiope frelon, Argiope rayée ou Argiope fasciée
Wasp spider / Wespenspinne / araña tigre o araña avispa / ragno vespa, ragno tigre, epeira fasciata, ragno zebra o argiope fasciata
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Le faucon crécerelle (Falco tinnunculus) est le rapace diurne le plus commun de nos campagnes. Fin février, le couple reprend possession du site de reproduction qui peut être une paroi rocheuse ou un ancien nid de corvidés. Mais il affectionne aussi les cavités des murs des vieilles bâtisses. La compétition est parfois rude car le couple doit exclure les intrus … les jeunes de l’année passée ou encore des pigeons ! Chaque matin, pendant plusieurs jours, le couple se retrouve sur le toit le temps de se toiletter et s’accoupler … histoire de consolider les liens et préparer la future reproduction !
France; Coulonges (86) 19/10/21. After watching over several days it was still difficult to nail the male/female when not copulating.
Looks like a Monarch doesn't it? But it's a male Queen butterfly which also feeds on Milkweed. The dark colored scent scale pouches on the hind wings show that the adult above in a male.
The underside of the Queen is very similar to the that of the Monarch. Even the caterpillar is similar but it has three pairs of thread-like tubercles (antennae) on its body. The Monarch has just two pairs, one pair at the head and the other at its tail.
Let's get scientific for a moment. Check this out!
"Because scent scales appear largely confined to the male sex, it seems reasonable to assume that male scent plays a role during courtship, and observations on the behavioral idiosyncracies of courtship in different species reveal that males actively use their scent-disseminating devices when courting a female. Tinbergen et al described how the male courtship culminates in a ‘bow’ during which he captures the female’s antennae between his forewings, whereby they are brought into direct physical contact with the male scent producing organ (Tinbergen et al., 1942). Likewise, in the queen butterfly, Danaus gilippus berenice, Brower et al. described how the male performs a courtship flight just above the female during which he everts his hairpencils and douses... Male monarchs first pursue females in the air, then proceed with aerial ‘hairpencilling’ before performing an aerial takedown just prior to copulation (Pliske,
1974). jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/210/6/964.pdf
Who knew?
Biscayne Park, FL
Pink flower is Corchorus sp., Malvaceae
Pareja de Orthetrum chrysostygma copulando en un paraje del pantano de Argos en Calasparra, Murcia.
Couple of Orthetrum chrysostygma copulating in a spot of the Argos marsh in Calasparra, Murcia.
Un pregadeu,[1] plegamans,[2] tocacampanes,[3] cavall de serp[4] o científicament, Mantis religiosa és un insecte mantodeu gros: les femelles superen fàcilment els 7 cm de llargada encara que els mascles són més petits. Se solen trobar en indrets assolellats com ara les brolles, sovint camuflats amb els seus tons críptics de colors verd groc o marró clar.
Són característics del pregadeus els fèmurs punxosos del primer parell de potes plegades davant del cap -en una postura que recorda la d'una persona en oració- i el cap triangular, amb dos grans ulls i unes mandíbules potents. El pregadéu és depredador d'altres insectes. Sovint resta quiet prop d'una flor, a l'aguait dels insectes pol·linitzadors. És inofensiu per als humans, ja que les seves mandíbules i les serretes de les seves potes amb les que enxampa les preses, són molt petites per a l'ésser humà.Noms dialectals
pregadeu de rostoll, pregadéu-Bernada, pregamans, (a)plegaman(o)s, plegabraços, cantamisses, (re)voltacampanes, revoltejacampanes, rodacampanes, regatejador de campanes, revol de campanes, campanar, beata, predicador, cabra[5],[6] muntacavalls etc.
I els més locals: dimoni (a l'Urgell), Andreu (La Codonyera), Mateu, tocacampanes (Almatret; Ribera d'Ebre), cantamisses (Terres de Lleida), plegadéus (de rostoll) (Ribera d'Ebre), senyoreta, 'tocamatines (Terres de Lleida), repicacampanes (Terres de Lleida).
També rep noms atribuïts a altres insectes:cuca cantamissa (Ribera d'Ebre), maria (a Senterada i més llocs), mortefuig (Mequinensa), rodadits, cavall de serp (a les Balears), tallanàs (??).
En rossellonès burra (o burro en septentrional de transició), cabra, bernada, marededeu; pregadeu i cabra llosca al Vallespir i l'Alt Empordà.
Per a més noms vegeu el mapa pregadéu Arxivat 2016-08-03 a Wayback Machine. de l'ALDC.
Reproducció
A la fi de l'estiu, els pregadéus surten a aparellar-se per les zones més assolellades dels boscos on viuen. Les femelles són les que dirigeixen la cacera. Són més grans que els mascles i s'encarreguen d'emetre feromones per atreure'ls. El mascle més proper cedirà a la crida silenciosa sense sospitar que, en la majoria dels casos, la còpula acaba amb la mort del mascle entre les mandíbules de la seva parella.
Els ous -n'hi ha fins a dos-cents- romandran tancats dins una coberta anomenada ooteca, unes estructures de contorn el·líptic i consistència esponjosa que contenen els ous i acostumen a trobar-se adherides a la pedra o a la fusta, en un indret prou arrecerat i no naixeran finsMantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis.
The closest relatives of mantises are termites and cockroaches (Blattodea), which are all within the superorder Dictyoptera. Mantises are sometimes confused with stick insects (Phasmatodea), other elongated insects such as grasshoppers (Orthoptera), or other unrelated insects with raptorial forelegs such as mantisflies (Mantispidae). Mantises are mostly ambush predators, but a few ground-dwelling species are found actively pursuing their prey. They normally live for about a year. In cooler climates, the adults lay eggs in autumn, then die. The eggs are protected by their hard capsules and hatch in the spring. Females sometimes practice sexual cannibalism, eating their mates after copulation.
Mantises were considered to have supernatural powers by early civilizations, including Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, and Assyria. A cultural trope popular in cartoons imagines the female mantis as a femme fatale. Mantises are among the insects most commonly kept as pets.Taxonomy and evolution
Green mantis in a backyard in Sydney, 2020
Over 2,400 species of mantis in about 430 genera are recognized.[1] They are predominantly found in tropical regions, but some live in temperate areas.[2][3] The systematics of mantises have long been disputed. Mantises, along with stick insects (Phasmatodea), were once placed in the order Orthoptera with the cockroaches (now Blattodea) and ice crawlers (now Grylloblattodea). Kristensen (1991) combined the Mantodea with the cockroaches and termites into the order Dictyoptera, suborder Mantodea.[4][5] The name mantodea is formed from the Ancient Greek words μάντις (mantis) meaning "prophet", and εἶδος (eidos) meaning "form" or "type". It was coined in 1838 by the German entomologist Hermann Burmeister.[6][7] The order is occasionally called the mantes, using a Latinized plural of Greek mantis. The name mantid properly refers only to members of the family Mantidae, which was, historically, the only family in the order. The other common name, praying mantis, applied to any species in the order[8] (though in Europe mainly to Mantis religiosa), comes from the typical "prayer-like" posture with folded forelimbs.[9][10] The vernacular plural "mantises" (used in this article) was confined largely to the US, with "mantids" predominantly used as the plural in the UK and elsewhere, until the family Mantidae was further split in 2002.[11][12]
One of the earliest classifications splitting an all-inclusive Mantidae into multiple families was that proposed by Beier in 1968, recognizing eight families,[13] though it was not until Ehrmann's reclassification into 15 families in 2002[12] that a multiple-family classification became universally adopted. Klass, in 1997, studied the external male genitalia and postulated that the families Chaeteessidae and Metallyticidae diverged from the other families at an early date.[14] However, as previously configured, the Mantidae and Thespidae especially were considered polyphyletic,[15] so the Mantodea have been revised substantially as of 2019 and now includes 29 families.[16]Mantises are generalist predators of arthropods.[2] The majority of mantises are ambush predators that only feed upon live prey within their reach. They either camouflage themselves and remain stationary, waiting for prey to approach, or stalk their prey with slow, stealthy movements.[34] Larger mantises sometimes eat smaller individuals of their own species,[35] as well as small vertebrates such as lizards, frogs, fish, and particularly small birds.[36][37][38]
Most mantises stalk tempting prey if it strays close enough, and will go further when they are especially hungry.[39] Once within reach, mantises strike rapidly to grasp the prey with their spiked raptorial forelegs.[40] Some ground and bark species pursue their prey in a more active way. For example, members of a few genera such as the ground mantises, Entella, Ligaria, and Ligariella run over dry ground seeking prey, much as tiger beetles do.[20]
The fore gut of some species extends the whole length of the insect and can be used to store prey for digestion later. This may be advantageous in an insect that feeds intermittently.[41] Chinese mantises live longer, grow faster, and produce more young when they are able to eat pollen.[42]Antipredator adaptations
Further information: flower mantis
Mantises are preyed on by vertebrates such as frogs, lizards, and birds, and by invertebrates such as spiders, large species of hornets, and ants.[43] Some hunting wasps, such as some species of Tachytes also paralyse some species of mantis to feed their young.[44] Generally, mantises protect themselves by camouflage, most species being cryptically colored to resemble foliage or other backgrounds, both to avoid predators and to better snare their prey.[45] Those that live on uniformly colored surfaces such as bare earth or tree bark are dorsoventrally flattened so as to eliminate shadows that might reveal their presence.[46] The species from different families called flower mantises are aggressive mimics: they resemble flowers convincingly enough to attract prey that come to collect pollen and nectar.[47][48][49] Some species in Africa and Australia are able to turn black after a molt towards the end of the dry season; at this time of year, bush fires occur and this coloration enables them to blend in with the fire-ravaged landscape (fire melanism).[46]When directly threatened, many mantis species stand tall and spread their forelegs, with their wings fanning out wide. The fanning of the wings makes the mantis seem larger and more threatening, with some species enhancing this effect with bright colors and patterns on their hindwings and inner surfaces of their front legs. If harassment persists, a mantis may strike with its forelegs and attempt to pinch or bite. As part of the bluffing (deimatic) threat display, some species may also produce a hissing sound by expelling air from the abdominal spiracles. Mantises lack chemical protection, so their displays are largely bluff. When flying at night, at least some mantises are able to detect the echolocation sounds produced by bats; when the frequency begins to increase rapidly, indicating an approaching bat, they stop flying horizontally and begin a descending spiral toward the safety of the ground, often preceded by an aerial loop or spin. If caught, they may slash captors with their raptorial legs.[46][50][51]
Mantises, like stick insects, show rocking behavior in which the insect makes rhythmic, repetitive side-to-side movements. Functions proposed for this behavior include the enhancement of crypsis by means of the resemblance to vegetation moving in the wind. However, the repetitive swaying movements may be most important in allowing the insects to discriminate objects from the background by their relative movement, a visual mechanism typical of animals with simpler sight systems. Rocking movements by these generally sedentary insects may replace flying or running as a source of relative motion of objects in the visual field.[52] As ants may be predators of mantises, genera such as Loxomantis, Orthodera, and Statilia, like many other arthropods, avoid attacking them. Exploiting this behavior, a variety of arthropods, including some early-instar mantises, mimic ants to evade their predators.[53] wikipedia dixit
J'ai pu voir, à plusieurs reprises ces petits hyménoptères céphides, très excités, s'accouplant ou cherchant à s'accoupler, sur des fleurs de renoncules (Ranunculus).
I have see, several times these little Cephid hymenoptera, very excited mating or seeking to do it on buttercup flowers (Ranunculus).
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Over 1200 species and 9000 images of fungi and slime molds photographed in Finland.
Mallard Duck (Drake) - Anas platyrhynchos
The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.
The wild mallard is the ancestor of most domestic ducks, and its naturally evolved wild gene pool gets genetically polluted by the domesticated and feral mallard populations
During the breeding season, both male and female mallards can become aggressive, driving off competitors to themselves or their mate by charging at them. Males tend to fight more than females, and attack each other by repeatedly pecking at their rival's chest, ripping out feathers and even skin on rare occasions.
The drakes that end up being left out after the others have paired off with mating partners sometimes target an isolated female duck, even one of a different species, and proceed to chase and peck at her until she weakens, at which point the males take turns copulating with the female. Lebret (1961) calls this behaviour "Attempted Rape Flight", and Stanley Cramp and K.E.L. Simmons (1977) speak of "rape-intent flights". Male mallards also occasionally chase other male ducks of a different species, and even each other, in the same way. In one documented case of "homosexual necrophilia", a male mallard copulated with another male he was chasing after the chased male died upon flying into a glass window.] This paper was awarded an Ig Nobel Prize in 2003.
The predation-avoidance behavior of sleeping with one eye open, allowing one brain hemisphere to remain aware while the other half sleeps, was first demonstrated in mallards, although it is believed to be widespread among birds in general.
No doubt. This is my home
here it happens, here
i am immensely deceived.
This is my home stopped in time.
Autumn arrives and defends me,
spring and condemns me.
i have millions of guests
who laugh and eat,
they copulate and sleep,
play and think
millions of bored guests
and they have nightmares and nervous breakdowns.
No doubt. This is my home.
All the dogs and steeples
they pass in front of her.
But my house is struck by lightning
and one day it will split in two.
And I won't know where to take refuge
because all doors lead out of the world.
by Mario Benedetti
closed location
En cópula por la ribera del Río Francolí (Tarragona)
In copulation by the riverside of the Francolí River (Tarragona)
A esta especie la suelo ver en otoño en el mismo sitio. Veo las cópulas y puestas pero no siempre las puedo fotografiar.
En la Fuente del Chopo. Villena (Alicante) España
I see this species in autumn in the same place. I see copulations and puttings but I can not always photograph them.
In the Font del Chopo. Villena (Alicante) Spain
Mute Swans / cygnus olar. Straws Bridge, Derbyshire. 02/02/21.
‘HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.'
Well, on this day out of any other, it had to be posted didn't it!
Sunrise encounter at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore. Pacific Swallow | Tahitischwalbe | Hirondelle de Tahiti (Hirundo tahitica)
NEW JERSEY 2017 BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE YEAR FOR NJ’S EAGLES
by Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Endangered and Nongame Species Program has released the 2017 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report. In 2017, 178 eagle nests were monitored during the nesting season. Of these nests 153 were active (with eggs) and 25 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. One hundred and ninety young were fledged.
In 2017 the number of active nests was three more than in 2016, but the number young fledged decreased by 27 from a record high of 216 fledged in 2016. The productivity rate this season of 1.25 young/active nest is still above the required range of 0.0 to 1.1 for population maintenance. Productivity could be lower this season for many reasons including weather, predation and disturbance to the nesting area. In 2017 nest monitors reported several instances of “intruder” eagles at nests which did disrupt the nesting attempts of several pairs. One of these “eagle dramas” unfolded at the Duke Farms eagle cam watched by millions of people. An intruder female attempted to replace the current female. This harassment interrupted the pairs bonding and copulation and no eggs were laid.
This year’s report includes a section on Resightings of banded eagles. Resightings of NJ (green) banded eagles have increased over the years, as well as eagles seen in NJ that were banded in other states. These resightings are important, as they help us to understand eagle movements during the years between fledging and settling into a territory, as well as adult birds at a nest site.
For more info: www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/2017/12/06/new-jersey-201...
New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report | 2017 may be downloaded here: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/eglrpt17.pdf
Tenía la ilusión de pillar una cópula de Cordulegaster pues había visto varios tándem pero la tendencia del macho es llevarse a la hembra algo alto cuando no mucho.
Este día estaba solo, cosa rara, y se posaron en lo alto de una caña. Les disparé para tener el documento y sin pensarlo más puse la distancia de enfoque a ojo y con el brazo izquierdo cogí la caña y la bajé a mi altura con la suerte de que no se rompió ni ellos se fueron. Hice varios disparos, enfocando al mismo tiempo que movía la caña hacia mí y parece que en un punto estaban a foco. Cuando llegué a casa el resultado que observé era superior al esperado. Tenía definición pero muy oscura y le pedí a mi amigo Pipa que me hiciera el favor de "adecentarla". Gracias Amigo.
Fotograma recortado un 10% y adaptado a formato 4x3.
En el barranco de la Puça. Petrer (Alicante) España
He had the illusion of catching a Cordulegaster copulation as he had seen several tandem but the tendency of the male is to take the female somewhat high when not much.
This day he was alone, which is rare, and they perched on top of a reed. I shot them to get the document and without thinking about it I put the focus distance by eye and with my left arm I took the rod and lowered it to my height with the luck that it did not break nor they left. I took several shots, focusing at the same time that I moved the rod towards me and it seems that at one point they were in focus. When I got home the result I observed was higher than expected. It had definition but very dark and I asked my friend Pipa to do me the favor of "tidying it up." Thanks friend.
Frame trimmed 10% and adapted to 4x3 format.
In the ravine of La Puça. Petrer (Alicante) Spain
Gray langurs, sacred langurs, Indian langurs or Hanuman langurs are a group of Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus.
These langurs are largely gray (some more yellowish), with a black face and ears. Externally, the various species mainly differ in the darkness of the hands and feet, the overall color and the presence or absence of a crest. Typically all north Indian gray langurs have their tail tips looping towards their head during a casual walk whereas all south Indian and Sri Lankan gray langurs have an inverted "U" shape or a "S" tail carriage pattern. There are also significant variations in the size depending on the sex, with the male always larger than the female. The head-and-body length is from 51 to 79 cm (20 to 31 in). Their tails, at 69 to 102 cm (27 to 40 in) are never longer than their bodies. Langurs from the southern part of their range are smaller than those from the north. At 26.5 kg (58 lb), the heaviest langur ever recorded was a male Nepal gray langur. The larger gray langurs are rivals for the largest species of monkey found in Asia. The average weight of gray langurs is 18 kg (40 lb) in the males and 11 kg (24 lb) in the females.
Langurs mostly walk quadrupedally and spend half their time on the ground and the other half in the trees. They will also make bipedal hops, climbing and descending supports with the body upright, and leaps. Langurs can leap 3.6–4.7 m (12–15 ft) horizontally and 10.7–12.2 m (35–40 ft) in descending.
The entire distribution of all gray langur species stretches from the Himalayas in the north to Sri Lanka in the south, and from Bangladesh in the east to Pakistan in the west. They possibly occur in Afghanistan. The bulk of the gray langur distribution is within India, and all seven currently recognized species have at least a part of their range in this country.
Gray langurs can adapt to a variety of habitats.They inhabit arid habitats like deserts, tropical habitats like tropical rainforests and temperate habitats like coniferous forests, deciduous habitats and mountains habitats. They are found at sea level to altitudes up to 4,000 m (13,000 ft). They can adapt well to human settlements, and are found in villages, towns and areas with housing or agriculture.They live in densely populated cities like Jodhpur, which has a population numbering up to a million.
Gray langurs are diurnal. They sleep during the night in trees but also on man-made structures like towers and electric poles when in human settlements. When resting in trees, they generally prefer the highest branches.
Ungulates like bovine and deer will eat food dropped by foraging langurs.Langurs are preyed upon by leopards, dholes and tigers.Wolves, jackals, Asian black bears and pythons may also prey on them
Gray langurs are primarily herbivores. However, unlike some other colobines they do not depend on leaves and leaf buds of herbs, but will also eat coniferous needles and cones, fruits and fruit buds, evergreen petioles, shoots and roots, seeds, grass, bamboo, fern rhizomes, mosses, and lichens. Leaves of trees and shrubs rank at the top of preferred food, followed by herbs and grasses. Non-plant material consumed include spider webs, termite mounds and insect larvae.They forage on agricultural crops and other human foods, and even accept handouts. Although they occasionally drink, langurs get most of their water from the moisture in their food.
In one-male groups, the resident male is usually the sole breeder of the females and sires all the young. In multiple-male groups, the highest-ranking male fathers most of the offspring, followed by the next-ranking males and even outside males will father young. Higher-ranking females are more reproductively successful than lower-ranking ones.
Female gray langurs do not make it obvious that they are in estrous. However, males are still somehow able to reduce the reproduction state of females.Females signal that they are ready to mate by shuddering the head, lowering the tail, and presenting their anogenital regions. Such solicitations do not always lead to copulation. When langurs mate, they are sometimes disrupted by other group members. Females have even been recorded mounting other females.
The gestation period of gray langur lasts around 200 days, at least at Jodhpur, India. In some areas, reproduction is year-around. Year-round reproduction appears to occur in populations that capitalize on human-made foods. Other populations have seasonal reproduction.
Infanticide is common among gray langurs. Most infanticidal langurs are males that have recently immigrated to a group and driven out the prior male. These males only kill infants that are not their own.Infanticide is more commonly reported in one-male groups, perhaps because one male monopolizing matings drives the evolution of this trait. In multiple-male groups, the costs for infanticidal males are likely to be high as the other males may protect the infants and they can't ensure that they'll sire young with other males around. Nevertheless, infanticide does occur in these groups, and is suggested that such practices serve to return a female to estrous and gain the opportunity to mate.
Females usually give birth to a single infant, although twins do occur. Most births occur during the night. Infants are born with thin, dark brown or black hair and pale skin. Infants spend their first week attach themselves to their mothers' chests and mostly just suckle or sleep. They do not move much in terms of locomotion for the first two weeks of their life. As they approach their sixth week of life, infants vocalize more.They use squeaks and shrieks to communicate stress. In the following months, the infants are capable of quadrupedal locomotion and can walk, run and jump by the second and third months. Alloparenting occurs among langurs, starting when the infants reach two years of age. The infant will be given to the other females of the group. However, if the mother dies, the infant usually follows.Langurs are weaned by 13 months.
Right: Same photo of the painting as previous upload, turned and background removed (see comment)
Rechts: Sepia Version, Detail des fertigen Bildes siehe Kommentar, Hintergrund entfernt. Gouache, Tinte)
Part of the sets: Picture Puzzles and Rorschach - Not Rorschach: Inkblot Klecksography Faltbild Abklatsch Klecksographie - Spiegel Symmetrie Mirror Symmetry // Esoterik Entlarvung
Diptych:
Rorschach Blot 6
DMC-G2 - P1880408 - 2015-02-05 (Sepia, Background removed, Hintergrund entfernt)
#rorschach #schmetterling #butterfly #bat #fledermaus #chrysalis #puppe #oracle #mirakel #test #testbild #ink #tinte #narrenturm #teppich #tapestry #tapisserie #stöpsel #andockmanöver #kopulation #kupplung #maul #fressen
Orthetrum chrysostigma (Burmeister,1839)
Macho - male
Delta del Ebro (Tarragona)
El muy veterano “guerrero” venía de una cópula (que no pude fotografiar) y se fue a posar en tierra sobre esos tallos secos. Allí realizó algún ejercicio abdominal y tras reposar un rato retomó el vuelo, supongo que en busca de nuevas aventuras.
The very veteran "warrior" came from a copulation (which I could not photograph) and went to land on those dry stems. There he did some abdominal exercise and after resting for a while he resumed his flight, I suppose in search of new adventures.
Le "guerrier" très vétéran est venu d'une copulation (que je n'ai pas pu photographier) et est allé se poser sur ces tiges sèches. Là, il a fait quelques exercices abdominaux et après s'être reposé pendant un certain temps, il a repris son vol, je suppose à la recherche de nouvelles aventures.
Pair of firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) during their multi--hour copulation. Female on top, male below.
Para kowali bezskrzydłych (Pyrrhocoris apterus) w trakcie wielogodzinnej kopulacji. Samica u góry, samiec poniżej.
De la primera salida con mi amigo Teo al Clot para ver lo que se movía. Vimos , entre otras, bastantes individuos de Ischnura y bastantes cópulas.
Por el cuernecillo que se puede ver bajo el pronoto me decanto por I. elegans.
Fotograma recortado un 6%
En el Parque Natural "El Clot de Galvany". Elx (Alicante)
From the first outing with my friend Teo al Clot to see what was moving. We saw, among others, quite a few Ischnura individuals and quite a few copulations.
Because of the little horn that can be seen under the pronotum, I prefer I. elegans.
Frame cropped by 6%.
In the Natural Park "El Clot de Galvany". Elx (Alicante) SpainEspaña
Sarcophaga spec.(Diptera, Sarcophagidae)
Flesh Fly .......... flying a left turn
Fleischfliege ... fliegt eine Linkskurve
Kødflue .............. flyver et venstresving
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
Except for ISO, the EXIF data are incorrect, because the equipment used is not Canon-compatible:
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Die EXIF-Daten sind falsch, bis auf den ISO-Wert, weil das Zubehör nicht Canon-kompatibel ist:
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France; Brenne, Cherine 15/1/19. Copulation! A group of twelve here since mid-November must give hope to future breeding in the Brenne.