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3 1 Blue-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly (male, preparing for mating)

Blue-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly (male, preparing for mating)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

preparing for mating with a nearby female. "In dragonflies, males of most, ...

1 0 European garden spider (?)

European garden spider (?)

by Hannah DavisBerlin, Berlin, Germany

short limbs on either side of his face) - he'll use them to

11 5 Mating Fruit Flies

Mating Fruit Flies

by Ashok N PulliyerengiChennai, Tamil Nadu, India

which males transfer a few hundred very ...

7 8 Nephilid Spider - Male & Female

Nephilid Spider - Male & Female

by NuwanChathurangaAlawwa, Sri Lanka

genitals. These spiders have at most two chances to mate: They have a pair of ...

3 2 common blue (copulation wheel)

common blue (copulation wheel)

by Debbie StewartDoncaster, England, United Kingdom

transferred

10 9 Yellow-spotted millipede

Yellow-spotted millipede

by Ashok N PulliyerengiKerala, India

segment being modified in the male to form gonopods used for

1 0 Pirate spider (male)

Pirate spider (male)

by Sergio MonteiroCuritiba, PR, Brazil

legs - Wikipedia) to transfer

26 21 Greater Angle-wing Katydid with spermatophore

Greater Angle-wing Katydid with spermatophore

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

. These two have already mated and the female has a bright, white spermatophore ...

16 13 Asian Giant Millipede

Asian Giant Millipede

by VivBraznellKo Samui#nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

surfaces meet. He must fix the female's position and then he can

0 0 Slivery Checkerspot

Slivery Checkerspot

by joanbstanleyHighland Village, Texas, USA

Upperside is pale yellow-orange with dark borders and markings. Hindwing above ...

3 0 Yellow-spotted Millipede

Yellow-spotted Millipede

by Shah DalamadurPort Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

segment in males being modified to form gonopods used for

5 0 orb weaver spider

orb weaver spider

by RickBohlerJacksonville, Florida, USA

Common and conspicuous members of the moist woodland communities in much of ...

0 1 Dragonfly

Dragonfly

by AnnaChristineLuggAlberta, Canada

. Dragonflies have sexual reproduction. The male dragonfly

1 3 Carolina mantleslug

Carolina mantleslug

by KarenLAlabama, USA

accessory organ for sperm

0 0 yellow-spotted cyanide millipede

yellow-spotted cyanide millipede

by pamsaiTiruvannamalai, Union Territory of Puducherry, India

segment being modified in the male to form gonopods used for

1 2 Yellow-spotted Millipede

Yellow-spotted Millipede

by DonnaPomeroyCalifornia, USA

one pair of legs on the seventh segment being modified in the male to form ...

1 2 Yellow-Spotted Millipede

Yellow-Spotted Millipede

by misakoCalifornia, USA

legs on the seventh segment being modified in the male to form gonopods used ...

0 0 Barnacles

Barnacles

by NéliaLeonardoPorto, Portugal

Crustaceans which as adults have a calcified exoskeleton comprised of several ...

0 0 Acrobat ants

Acrobat ants

by Aaron_GBartlesville, Oklahoma, USA

, they reproduce in nuptial flights and the queen stores

5 5 Giant Wood Spider Female Moulting

Giant Wood Spider Female Moulting

by AtulMaharashtra, India

Nephila pilipes is a species of golden orb-web spider.The Nephila spiders ...

1 2 Filmy Dome Spiders - mating

Filmy Dome Spiders - mating

by Mandy HollmanGeorgia, USA

the male's sperm. The male attempts to ...

0 1 "Monarch Butterfly"

"Monarch Butterfly"

by Kathlene M.Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

involves the transfer of a spermatophore ...

6 4 2-Spot Ladybird Beetle

2-Spot Ladybird Beetle

by FrancisQuintanaColorado, USA

A carnivorous beetle used as a localised biological control agent against ...

0 0 Housefly

Housefly

by Norman CelisValenzuela, Philippines

apart than the male. The female housefly usually only mates once and stores ...

6 10 Whip Scorpion

Whip Scorpion

by Jason AlexanderJawa Barat, Indonesia

are valuable in controlling the population of roaches and crickets. Males ...

2 1 Monarch Butterfly (male)

Monarch Butterfly (male)

by FrancisQuintanaColorado, USA

A milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae), in the family Nymphalidae. It is ...

5 2 Angle-wing katydid

Angle-wing katydid

by SckelCariacica, ES, Brazil

Photo 1: Eggs on leaf acerola.

Photo 2: Katydid female with only 2 ...

1 2 Angle-wing female ( Katydid eggs - spermatophore )

Angle-wing female ( Katydid eggs - spermatophore )

by SckelCariacica, ES, Brazil

About 20 eggs occupying two small leaves of acerola tree.

Related ...

4 4 Angle-wing

Angle-wing

by SckelCariacica, ES, Brazil

Pictures 1, 2 and 3: katydid (nymph) with about 4 months of life. ...

0 1 Hawaiian Day Octopus

Hawaiian Day Octopus

by thomas.j.manesHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

compress themselves through tiny cracks. Octopuses mate by

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