Friday, November 18, 2016

Two of Hearts

Photos, title, and text from Marty Horowitz 11/3/2016

Spine-tipped Dancers

Desert Firetails


Marty writes:

Spine-tipped Dancers and Desert Firetails, respectively, mating on the same grass plant at the base of the dam (clearly a favorite trysting location). Males are forward and on top (grasping the females behind the head with their terminal appendages). Females curl their abdomens underneath to receive sperm from the males’ secondary genitalia on segment two.

Anne says: Now you know!


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