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Mating couple - Phanogomphus minutus - male - female
Copyright © 2006 Carla Finley

Mating couple - Phanogomphus minutus - Male Female
Venice, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
April 8, 2006
Close as I could crop and still see it. I'm pretty sure this is the male on the bottom.

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Contributed by Carla Finley on 8 April, 2006 - 8:35pm
Last updated 31 July, 2007 - 9:19am

Moved
Moved from Clubtails.
… john and jane balaban, 31 July, 2007 - 9:19am

The tip of the abdomen of the male
has the female clasped behind the head. She has her abdomen upside down and reaching forward to pick up a sperm packet from his secondary genitalia which are found under abdominal segment 2. It's an interesting process!
… john and jane balaban, 8 April, 2006 - 10:02pm

 
Interesting
I'll say. Thank you! So it is the female on the bottom? Still amazes me they can fly like this.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/CarlaFinley
… Carla Finley, 8 April, 2006 - 10:09pm

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