Showing posts with label mating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mating. Show all posts

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Whirligig Beetles Mating In January

From the video's description: These whirligig beetles (family: Gyrinidae) were forming aggregations -- and appeared to be mating -- on Dry Lagoon in Humboldt County, California on January 14, 2011. The air temperature has been in the 50's and low 60's F for a couple of days, and these beetles were not visible at this location last week with the temperatures in the 30's and 40's. I'm not sure what their behaviors are, but it looked like some individuals spun in a tight circle and another would pounce on it from underwater. Anyway, they were very interesting to observe.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Stick Insect Mating

When stick insects are mating, any external movement doesn't even faze them.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Unknown insect mating

The insect mate and move at the same time. Kinky.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Insexts II

The camera work isn't the greatest but the material is interesting. At 3:56, two ladybugs go at it.