The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 209, Issues 4-6National Geographic Society., 2006 - Geography |
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By Jennifer Ackerman Photographs by József L. Szentpéteri You may have seen their antics on a languid summer day : Somewhere on the reedy fringes of a pond , a male dasher dragonfly pursuing a female , like two hyphens of lightning .
By Jennifer Ackerman Photographs by József L. Szentpéteri You may have seen their antics on a languid summer day : Somewhere on the reedy fringes of a pond , a male dasher dragonfly pursuing a female , like two hyphens of lightning .
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Males may have adopted the tandem position to protect themselves from becoming their lovers ' prey . ... After sex , many pairs do not disengage but fly about in tandem , the male guarding the female by continuing to grasp her while she ...
Males may have adopted the tandem position to protect themselves from becoming their lovers ' prey . ... After sex , many pairs do not disengage but fly about in tandem , the male guarding the female by continuing to grasp her while she ...
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Mature female bluets come in two colors , the more common green type and also blue , the usual color of males . ... According to one hypothesis , a blue female would be hassled less because she looks like a male .
Mature female bluets come in two colors , the more common green type and also blue , the usual color of males . ... According to one hypothesis , a blue female would be hassled less because she looks like a male .
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