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Probably Azure damselflies, but was unable to confirm the species. Seen on Coward's Marsh, Christchurch, Dorset
I was fortunate to witness these spiders mating. The female is on top. You can see the male sex organ called the pedipalp depositing semen into the epigynal opening of the female. I would like to know the species. I think that it is a Tetragnatha demissa or Long-jawed spider. They live on reeds on our dam and flatten their bodies against the reeds when threatened. For a closer view see next upload.
..oui, je sais encore! que voulez vous, je dois les attirer...mais ce coup ci c'est une autre espèce!
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.. and reaches the leaf . The male is now attached and buzzes helplessly.
After the copulation , the queen will live and have her wasp colony . The "lucky" male will die .
... und erreicht das Blatt. Das Männchen hängt nun hilflos an der Königin und schwirrt wild mit den Flügeln.
Nach dieser Paarung wird die Königin ihren Wespenstaat gründen und weiterleben. Das Männchen hingegen wird sterben .
Photographed at the Stone Road Glade Natural Area, Arkansas, on 31 May 2019.
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Eastern Tailed-Blues (Cupido comyntas) mating.
Ken Reid Conservation Area, Sturgeon Lake, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
July 22, 2013.
I'm not 100% sure why this genus is called "Cupido", but I'm beginning to think I get it...
From Dictionary.com:
Latin "Cupīdō" Cupid, the personification of cupīdō desire, love, equivalent to cup ( ere ) to long for, desire + -īdō noun suffix (cf. libido)
I don't often post photos in this resolution, but thought I'd make an exception this time. :-)
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交接中, During copulation,
ワモンダコ, Big Blue Octopus, Octopus cyanea,
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We got out before sunrise. It was cool, in the low 70s. We found heavy fog on the wetlands next to our home. Two does were close by and barely visible. Vultures were like ghosts, and an egret looked so soft against the diffuse background. The fog began to lift a little after sunrise and a westerly breeze dried the vegetation. I visited the heron rookery, where three pairs of Yellow-crowned Night-Herons were displaying in courtship as well as hostility between males. A single night-heron had not yet fully molted from juvenal plumage. A pair of Green Herons were also present. Males of both species already had blood-red legs. Two Cottonmouths cavorted in the canal, which was loaded with small fish. On the way back home two shrikes had a friendly encounter. Mockingbirds, cardinals, Carolina Wrens and Red-winges Blackbirds were singing. It quickly warmed into the mid-80s. Visit rosy-finch.blogspot.com.
I was fortunate to witness these spiders mating. The female is on top. You can see the male sex organ called the pedipalp depositing semen into the epigynal opening of the female. I would like to know the species. It is possibly a Long-jawed spider (Tetragnatha demissa) They live on reeds on our dam and flatten their bodies against the reeds when threatened.
Copulating ladybirds on a runner bean plant in a city garden. Ladybird larvae are a major predator of the blackfly which attack runner beans so helping the gardener to get a better crop.
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“Caught in the act”, both copulating Brown Leaf Weevil and Common Snipe Fly species were unfazed by the indiscretion of my probing camera lens. Any objections would have amounted to no more than the insects flying away for they do not bite. Dramatic scenes pertained to the sightings of several millipedes infected by a fungi parasite driving the host to climb to an atypical open and elevated spot before death with the parasitic lifeform thereafter feeding on its host before spreading its spores to the environment. Spiders guarded their webs for any unfortunate insect whereas ants were foraging for food to take back to their nests. This series concludes with images of Forked Scorpion flies for the males curling their tail like their ground dwelling desert namesakes, though they have no abilities to sting of bite. Arthropods are Amazing creatures.
Planet Earth Needs your Help. If you are interested in saving the planet for our feathered friends, wild flowers, wild animals and nature areas, as well as humankind follow the links below to articles I and my girlfriend have published. Each article explains in mostly layman terms what scientist are observing and forecasting about climate change as well as offering things an individual can do to help reduce global warming.
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Our third article in our series on climate tipping points is on the melting of the world’s permafrost and its consequence to the planet. Here is the link. planetearthneedsyou.blogspot.com/2021/01/melting-permafro...
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Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) - copulating pair.
Photographed in the Plantlife Nature Reserve at Deep Dale, Derbyshire.
OS grid reference SK162695.
Things were getting heated for this Osprey pair, with considerable copulation, the proverbial 'cloacal kiss', taking place. Iroquois, Ontario.
"In general osprey copulations begin about 14 days before, and peak in the few days before the start of egg laying. They occur frequently, but only 39% of copulations result in cloacal kiss. It may take 160 copulation attempts to successfully fertilize a female to form a clutch of eggs."
Hemiplasta falcata. This is a very interesting species of phasmid. Both male and female have wings and the male is an especially good flier. Note the (bush)cricket-like ovipositor of the female.
交接中, During copulation,
ワモンダコ, Big Blue Octopus, Octopus cyanea,
ハタンポ穴, Sweeper's Hole,
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“Caught in the act”, both copulating Brown Leaf Weevil and Common Snipe Fly species were unfazed by the indiscretion of my probing camera lens. Any objections would have amounted to no more than the insects flying away for they do not bite. Dramatic scenes pertained to the sightings of several millipedes infected by a fungi parasite driving the host to climb to an atypical open and elevated spot before death with the parasitic lifeform thereafter feeding on its host before spreading its spores to the environment. Spiders guarded their webs for any unfortunate insect whereas ants were foraging for food to take back to their nests. This series concludes with images of Forked Scorpion flies for the males curling their tail like their ground dwelling desert namesakes, though they have no abilities to sting of bite. Arthropods are Amazing creatures.
Two Garden Snails copulate after the first winter rain, Israel
שני שבלולי גינה מזדווגים לאחר הגשם
Helix Aspersa / Cornu aspersum
שבלול הגינה / חלזון הגינה
3 December 2016, Rishon LeZion, Israel
ראשון לציון, ישראל
A great day to be out looking for Lepidoptera. Eighty-degree temps brought out the bugs. These lovers allowed a close approach. Many other butterflies including several Western Pine Elfins, Spring Azures, Mourning Cloaks, a California Tortoiseshell, Sara Orangtips, and my first ever Thicket Hairstreak.