An early Valentine's Day

August 01, 2013  •  Leave a Comment

Spreadwing damselfly mating heart It's a long way until Valentine's Day, but why wait? These Spread-winged Damselflies were clearly in the mood at the local pond I monitor, and barely hidden amongst the Pickerel weed stems and leaves, they blithely practiced the incredibly gymnastic sex that their agile bodies make possible. Alas, for our species, such bliss is anatomically impossible, but while I watched, I smiled and wondered whether in another life, maybe the laws of physics and physiology might perhaps be suspended.


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