Les demoiselles
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The females seem to appear out of nowhere and deliberately fly past a roost of 6 or 7 males which promptly erupts to chase her. She leads them a merry chase until one manages to catch her - presumably the best and strongest flyer of the group, which is what she wants.
It is almost impossible to capture the chase
This female Banded Demoiselle wasn't expecting what she got, however. The male dived vertically, grabbed her and shoved her head under the water!
He had to subdue her long enough to get his tail pincer onto the back of her neck
He then flew her off too quickly to capture, watched by a nearby Beautiful who wasn't interested in their chase
Those who have read Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonrider" books will recognize this story as it is probably where she obtained her inspiration?
Excellent commentary too. 👏👏👏
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9 years
Slap in the middle of England
The first two are (male) banded demoiselles
and a female laying her eggs in weeds at the river's edge
And here is how she got into that state (!) These two are a pair of Beautiful Demoiselles. The male grabs the female by the scruff of her neck - he has a three pronged pincer and she has a triple purchase point for the purpose. She then arches her tail beneath the male's thorax to couple their reproductive parts.
(I love the look on her face!).
A male Beautiful Demoiselle is just that
and the female isn't far behind
I hope you enjoyed them. All taken with a K3ii and a 55 - 300 PLM.
The baby trout, on the other hand, couldn't care less!
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