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Mating of Octopus
https://youtu.be/kY9wR_GGyj8
#lombok #diving #scuba #ocean #sealife #marinelife #mating #octopus

“Lovers”
Captured in the Sanjay Dubri National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

#birds #birdphotography #nature #hike #tree #photography #birdmating #mating #love

Modern Life: Purpose Lost - Bret Weinstein and Joe Rogan

#mating #survival #purpose

The dangerous dance Giant golden orb-weaver female, with courting male #MacroMonday #photography #macro #arachnids #mating #EastCoastKin

A female Nephila pilipes with the much, much smaller male attempting a mating dance on her underside.

#FotoVorschlag: Nah dran // Close

Nah dran beim #Schnex 🫣 // These two are getting rather close ... better give them some privacy 🫣

(Hilfe, Nacktschnecken sind ja ein riesengroßes Rabbit Hole! // Goodness, slugs are a deep dive into a massive rabbit hole!)

#RoteWegschnecke #ArionRufus #GroßeWegschnecke #GroßeRoteWegschnecke #ArionAterRufus #redSlug #largeRedSlug #chocolateArion #EuropeanRedSlug #SpanishSlug #ArionVulgaris #SpanischeWegschnecke #Kapuzinerschnecke #GroßeWegschnecke #LusitanischeWegschnecke #Wegschnecke #Nacktschnecke #landSlug #Arion #Nacktschnecken #Schnecke #Schnecken #slug #slugs #nature #Natur #Paarung #mating #MakroMittwoch

This image shows a close-up of two orange slugs engaged in mating. Their bodies are intertwined, forming a distinctive circular shape. The slugs have a smooth, slightly glossy texture, and their vibrant orange colour stands out against the dark, moist soil and decaying wood beneath them. The scene is set in a natural environment, with dried leaves and organic debris scattered around, highlighting the rich, earthy habitat in which these creatures are found.

The circle of life Tau emerald dragonflies #MacroMonday #photography #macro #insects #Odonata #dragonflies #mating #EastCoastKin

A pair of Tau emerald dragonflies (Hemicordulia tau), named for the inverted "T" shape at the front of their head, doing their part for the continuity of the species. Or having a good time. Maybe both.

The #crabspider #Ebrechtella #tricuspidata has a #palearctic native range and is widely distributed, but in Europe appears more often in the East and South. In Germany it is considered not very abundant, but common. It prefers warmth exposed moist areas. H. Guo et al. (2025) found that #femalechoice is focused on the #malesize only, while #male'choice (when #mating experienced) is towards #virginfemales.

Ref

https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoae059

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

Dorsal perspective and in lurking position: crab spider Ebrechtella tricuspidata on common tansy in urban park Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin, August 2025, © Stefan F. Wirth

Icefish research

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Chat with Abbi Smith, who became a doctor today. And her husband Adam R. Smith

#icefishresearch #fish #ciclids #zebrafish #modelOrganisms #mating #animalbehavior
Picture of salmonids

https://icefishresearch.com/

Is it impolite to photograph two butterflies that are mating?
#privacy #insects #animalrights #butterflies #sex #sexualintercourse #mating #copulation #photography #entomology #insectphotography #obscenecontent #obscenephotos #privacyviolation #etiquette

Should minors be prevented from seeing zoo animals copulating?
#animals #zoos #captiveanimals #sex #animalsex #mating #copulation #sexualintercourse #sexeducation #indecentexposure #obsceneacts #parentalguidance #zoology #children

A Pieris brassicae, also known as the Large white, Cabbage butterfly or Cabbage white (in Dutch: Groot koolwitje) This presumably is a female. She threw her behind in the air when another, presumably male, tried to mount her.

#nature #mating #butterfly #insects #natuur #paring #vlinder

Scientists catch a shark threesome on camera https://arstechni.ca/tQcy #animalbehavior #aquaticanimals #marinebiology #Science #Biology #mating #sharks

Male ghost sharks use unique forehead teeth for mating

Male ghost sharks, also known as chimaeras, have a peculiar feature: a rod-like appendage growing from their foreheads, studded with retractable teeth. These teeth are not just decorative but are believed to play a significant role in the sharks' mating process. New research, published in *Proceedin... [More info]

An organism's internal state & behavioral outcomes are shaped by experience. This study reveals a #neuropeptide relay pathway, neuronal & non-neuronal, which orchestrates #SynapticPlasticity & context-dependent shifts in #mating duration in male #Drosophila @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/4n8aUSV

Social-sexual experience remodels SIFa-SIFaR synapses in the brain and ventral nerve cord of Drosphila melanogaster. Conditions from left to right: group reared, single reared, and sexually experienced.

How do SIFamide #neurons regulate behavior in #Drosophila? This study shows that SIFamide neurons integrate internal & external signals to modulate #mating, #sleep & feeding behaviors via context-dependent interactions with sNPF, dopamine & glutamate pathways @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/4g6vDDI

Social isolation or mating history alters long-term Ca²⁺ activity in SIFa neurons. CaM/MKII-mediated TRIC signal in the brain of transgenic flies (nsyb-MKII::GAL4DBDo, UAS-p65AD::CaM, 10XUAS-IVS-mCD8::RFP, 13XLexAop2-mCD8::GFP). Conditions from top to bottom: group reared, single reared, and sexually experienced.

Two mating white-crossed seed bugs (Melanocoryphus albomaculatus, Weißpunkt-Bodenwanze) having their rear ends connected. I just let them get on with it, after some photos.

#lygaeus #mating #bugs #bug #ritterwanze #lygaeusequestris

Photo of two black-red mating bugs (Melanocoryphus albomaculatus) their rear ends connected. In the background, old, frayed, fibrous wood.

#FotoVorschlag: Dinge die mit G beginnen / Things that start with G

Green dock beetle (Gastrophysa viridula) female and male. The female has an enlarged abdomen during mating season. On plant dock (Rumex) which is the food plant of these little creatures.

#insects #beetles #mating #green #Wales #summer

31-Jul-2025
New #tarantula species so feisty, males evolved the longest #genitalia to survive #mating

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1093326

A logical bug in the headline - in those species where the male doesn't survive mating, it's not because of falling short, it's because #evolution has no better use for them than serving as a meal for the female. In which case they can't evolve any protective measure. #science #arachnids #ecology #newSpecies

#mating

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