Was this kind of behavior widespread?
Ha! It is certainly nothing I have not seen before several times. The female usually isn't flying though and does not crash into the ground but simply goes to sleep. However, the sleep is commonly mistaken for death.
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To: Sequoyah101
“Female dragonflies fake death to avoid lusting males”
seems rather extreme. couldn’t the girl dragonfly just explain to the boy dragonfly that she had a headache?
38 posted on
04/30/2017 5:51:34 PM PDT by
catnipman
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To: Sequoyah101
Rassim wasn't the first to notice this kind of behavior.
Dragonflies Strange Love April 2006 Grab, shake, bite, puncture, punch—that's just the courtship ritual of these dazzling aerobats.
Females, for their part, attempt to escape this boorish behavior by flipping, zigzagging, spiraling upward or downward, submerging in water, fleeing at high speed, or fighting back, sometimes murderously.
41 posted on
04/30/2017 6:00:16 PM PDT by
TigersEye
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To: Sequoyah101
It must be easier for her than pulling her wedding ring back out of her pocket and putting it back on.
44 posted on
04/30/2017 6:20:40 PM PDT by
jiggyboy
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To: Sequoyah101
Females of all species have been doing a variation of this theme since creation.
53 posted on
04/30/2017 7:50:54 PM PDT by
BluH2o
To: Sequoyah101
Will necrophilia evolve as a survival technique?
54 posted on
04/30/2017 8:10:19 PM PDT by
KarlInOhio
(a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
To: Sequoyah101
Nothing new. Jewish wives have been doing this for thousands of years.
To: Sequoyah101
Well, that explains all the dragonflies in my car’s grille.........................
56 posted on
05/01/2017 8:02:49 AM PDT by
Red Badger
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To: Sequoyah101
She was sleeping - had a headache...
57 posted on
05/01/2017 8:04:28 AM PDT by
GOPJ
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To: Sequoyah101; 100American; al baby; Allegra; BufordP; EveningStar; Gefn; GunsareOK; JRios1968; ...
A much, MUCH belated DANG!
Animals are great!
(I’m sure at least one of FR’s self-appointed hall monitors considers this a sexist, misogynist post, since people might be critical of female dragonflies for this behavior. Personally, I can’t blame them, since male dragonflies are apparently quite rape-y.)
58 posted on
09/06/2019 3:05:52 PM PDT by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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