Mating Blue-Tailed Damselflies - Ichnura elegans

            When damselflies mate the male will grasp the female by her front end of her thorax (pronotum) if she is willing which is called the 'mating wheel' and will then fly off together over the water with the female laying her eggs within a suitable plant that is just below the surface with the male clasping her by the neck, who said romance was dead, lol. Can be seen on the wing from mid May to late September around standing or flowing water.
   

Taken on: June 3, 2022

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II, f/5.6, 1/180 sec, 90mm (=135mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/180)
Focal Length:	90mm (35mm equivalent: 135mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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