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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on 4 Aug 2016 at 03:56:46 (UTC)
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- Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods/Odonata
Info Prior to copulation, male odonates transfer sperm from the genital pore on abdominal segment 9 to the accessory genitalia on segment 2 (intra-male sperm translocation), a type of behavior peculiar to this order of insects. Males may transfer the sperm to their secondary genitalia either before a female is held, in the early stage when the female is held by the legs or after the female is held between the terminal claspers. Most damselflies do it just after grasping the female in tandem as shown here. Created, uploaded and nominated by Jkadavoor -- Jee 03:56, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
Support -- Jee 03:56, 26 July 2016 (UTC)- Support INeverCry 05:02, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 05:15, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support for great educational and encyclopedic value. Although I wish the picture could be clearer, it's still really good timing (and/or great patience) and a great moment captured by the photographer. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:09, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for the thorough review. I too wish if it could be better and if I can cover the entire subject inline. But there were a lot of challenges: 1. Though the damselflies are much friendly while mating, they are not so friendly until a wheel posture is established. So we photographers patiently wait till then. Here I broke that rule as I had many wheel posture of these damselflies earlier. I've nothing to loose than one single chance even if they get disturbed and fly away. 2. There is lot of motion as the male is applying a lot of force to bend/lift his abdomen, still carrying the female. 3. This (the transfer or charging the secondary genitalia) lasts only seconds and soon they advance to the wheel position. 4. There were foliage between the lens and subject, and I just found a view even if it was not fully inline. :) Jee 06:41, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
- Understood, and thanks for recounting that, which makes it more impressive that you were able to capture this moment. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:23, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support Mö1997 (Questions ?!?!)
06:39, 26 July 2016 (UTC) - Support While I'm normally not wowed by photos of insects/bugs/etc.(please forgive the bad terminology), I think that capturing such a brief event, the photo has good educational value. w.carter-Talk 07:15, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
Oppose Certainly most interesting and VI for sure but the composition (plenty of space on top but bottom insect cut off) and lighting lacks photographic excellence for me. I am aware this is not a studio shot and there was no time to choose better light and/or framing, but then we judge the result, not the circumstances. --Kreuzschnabel 12:21, 26 July 2016 (UTC)- Support 😄 ArionEstar 😜 (talk) 13:20, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
- Info I just made a google search and found one image available. Uploaded. Jee 13:48, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
- And where did you find a notice saying that that new pic was in Public Space and totally copyright free? I can't find one so please direct me to the right place. w.carter-Talk 16:19, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support Bad crop but "sexy" moment --LivioAndronico (talk) 21:29, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support More featurable insect pr0n. Daniel Case (talk) 17:17, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
- Oppose bad crop. Tomer T (talk) 13:48, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
- Support --Medium69 You wanted talk to me? 15:04, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
- Support --Famberhorst (talk) 15:24, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Confirmed results:
Result: 11 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 05:08, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Arthropods/Odonata
