Making Love in the Afternoon - a photo on Flickriver

Making Love in the Afternoon

            Azure Damselflies  (Coenagrion puella).  

Some species of damselfly have elaborate courtship behaviours. Many species are sexually dimorphic, the males often being more brightly coloured than the females. Like dragonflies, they reproduce using indirect insemination and delayed fertilisation. A mating pair form a shape known as a "heart" or "wheel", the male clasping the female at the back of the head, the female curling her abdomen down to pick up sperm from secondary genitalia at the base of the male's abdomen. The pair often remain together with the male still clasping the female while laying eggs within the tissue of plants in or near water using a robust ovipositor.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / London / Stanmore (show map)

Taken on: June 4, 2015

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Damselflies

AzureDamselflies

Little

Common

Stanmore

NikonD7100

85mmmacrolens

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Sets appears in: • British Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies 2015/2016

Groups appears in: • Bugsssss - P1/C1 - DON'T FORGET TO COMMENT !! • Nature's Pot-of-Gold more » • ♥ Flowers or Insects - MACROS ONLY - P1*/A3***- sweeper on! • Dragonfly & Damselfly Moments (P 1 - A 2) • NATURE'S PRIME (P1/A4) • Mother Nature (post 1 comment 5) • Nature's Carousel - Closed! • Everything Good in Nature ~ Post 1/Award 3 • ! * Fantastic Nature Group *Moderated* » Post 1 and Award 1 « • Nature's Gallery (Post 1 / Award 3) • The Galaxy & Stars 1 (P1/C5 - No Art Images) • "A Nature Canvas L1" trilogy closed. • CLOSED - Level 1, The Wonders of Nature / Post 1 Award 4 • AMAZING IMPRESSIONS OF NATURE Post 1 / Award 4 « less

Camera: Nikon D7100, f/8.0, 1/125 sec, 85mm (=127mm), ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7100
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	85mm (35mm equivalent: 127mm)
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.01
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