Thursday, June 30, 2011

Mating Behavior




Atlantic Bluet- Enallagma doudledayi


123 Upton Road, Westborough MA




"Male holds female by neck with pincers at the tip of the abdomen while female rests on plant above water surface. Backing into the water, female inserts eggs into submerged soft plant tissues. Later male helps mate out of the water. Naiads creep slowly over bottom, maturing June-August."


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