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Robber fly (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter jweeyh
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This is what I read somewhere,
As far as is known there is no courtship; the male merely pounces upon the female in the air, much as if he planned to eat her. Coupling is "tail-to-tail," that is, the male and female terminalia are interlocked, and their heads face in opposite directions. Strangely enough, they can fly fairly well while hooked together this way. This method of coupling and flying in tandem has important correlates in various structures of both the male and female terminalia.
Found the article on this site,
http://www.laphriini.com/
As far as is known there is no courtship; the male merely pounces upon the female in the air, much as if he planned to eat her. Coupling is "tail-to-tail," that is, the male and female terminalia are interlocked, and their heads face in opposite directions. Strangely enough, they can fly fairly well while hooked together this way. This method of coupling and flying in tandem has important correlates in various structures of both the male and female terminalia.
Found the article on this site,
http://www.laphriini.com/
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