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Courtship Ritual of Sminthurides weichseli - Sminthurides weichseli - male - female

Courtship Ritual of Sminthurides weichseli - Sminthurides weichseli - Male Female
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
April 23, 2012
Size: under 1mm
This male was rejected by the adult female when he tried to mate. Instead the males had to "practice" on the immature females.

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Courtship Ritual of Sminthurides weichseli - Sminthurides weichseli - male - female Courtship Ritual of Sminthurides weichseli - Sminthurides weichseli - male - female Courtship Ritual of Sminthurides weichseli - Sminthurides weichseli - male - female Courtship Ritual of Sminthurides weichseli - Sminthurides weichseli - male - female Courtship Ritual of Sminthurides weichseli - Sminthurides weichseli - male - female

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