Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura Elegans) Mating pair

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Blue-tailed Damselflies mating, Ischnura Elegans The male is top grasping the female behind her head, and it’s the female, which has bent her abdomen to insert her genitalia into the male’s genitalia where he has already stored sperm.

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Size: 2812px × 4240px
Location: Lakeside Country Park, Eastleigh Hampshire.
Photo credit: © Andrew Newman Nature Pictures / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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