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Matchmaker - Lucanus capreolus - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Ashley Bradford

Matchmaker - Lucanus capreolus - Male Female
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 17, 2009
I'll admit it; I introduced these two. I was taking pictures of the female on a white piece of paper, when I noticed the male, off a few feet. Well you know I HAD to see what would happen!

I brought him over and put him right next to her. Tried to get a picture of the two of them close to each other but he kept walking off. I put him back right next to her three or four times before BAM! - suddenly he noticed and he was on her in a flash. This was the first shot I got, a few seconds after he got on.

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 23 July, 2009 - 10:43pm

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great shots and interesting story!
Thanks for sharing. The june beetle getting messed up in the whole thing is pretty funny.
… Andrew Williams, 31 July, 2009 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

Haha...
He was shy first time... :-)
… WonGun Kim, 25 July, 2009 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Hahaha!
And second and third. But he got over it. 8)
… Ashley Bradford, 26 July, 2009 - 1:12am login or register to post comments

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