Birds, nature, travel & art: U.S.-Canada-Costa Rica-Panama-Australia-New Zealand-Fiji-South Africa-Zambia-Zimbabwe-Botswana-Trinidad & Tobago-Mexico-Bahamas-Jamaica-Grand Cayman-Portugal-Italy-Greece-Turkey-Dominican Republic-Columbia-Guatemala-St Kitts-Guadaloupe-Barbados-Grenada-Aruba-Bonaire-Iceland-United Kingdom-Netherlands
Translate
Friday, June 26, 2020
SPOTTED SANDPIPER IN BREEDING PLUMAGE ON SNAG, REESOR POND,REESOR RD,MARKHAM,ONTARIO, 6/26/2020
It's unusual to see a Spotted Sandpiper on a snag or tree, most of the time when we see them they are on a beach, a sandbar or are flying.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
MATING OF TWO DAMSELFLIES (OR DRAGONFLIES) INTO A HEART-SHAPE, TORONTO BOTANICAL GARDEN,TORONTO,ONTARIO, 6/24/2020
The first question is are these damselflies or dragonflies. They both mate the same way and are very similar. I believe these are damselflies, but aren't sure. They seem to have protruding eyes, which would mean they are damselflies, as dragonflies have flush eyes.
To mate, the male first grabs a female by the back of her neck with claspers at the end of his abdomen. The claspers actually fit into species-specific groves in the female. From here, the pair can fly around in tandem (this was not done by these two). If the female is sexually receptive, she will lift her abdomen to bring her "vagina" in contact with his "penis", allowing the male to transfer his sperm. While this is occurring they form a heart-shaped "wheel".
To mate, the male first grabs a female by the back of her neck with claspers at the end of his abdomen. The claspers actually fit into species-specific groves in the female. From here, the pair can fly around in tandem (this was not done by these two). If the female is sexually receptive, she will lift her abdomen to bring her "vagina" in contact with his "penis", allowing the male to transfer his sperm. While this is occurring they form a heart-shaped "wheel".
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)