Courtship among dragonflies can be a tumultuous, fiery process. Competition among males is extremely high and no-one more than the females bear the brunt of this heat. Swirling to and fro, submerging into the water, zig-zagging among the reeds, a female will make this "chase" a true challenge for her male counterpart. Here, the male clasps onto the female, keeping close guard of from fellow competitors during the process of egg-laying.
It is not uncommon for females to drown as a result of this conflagrate courtship.
3 comments:
you did a beautiful job here! clever and beautiful!!!
What on earth is going on here! Let's skip to the drowning part!
very cool - ilove the parallel with the matches stuck together.
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