2
Oct
2022
7
May
2011
Colostygia
Submitted by walwyn
30
May
2009
30
May
2009
Colotois pennaria
Submitted by walwyn
6
Jun
2012
Conocephalus
Submitted by walwyn
14
May
2009
Contact Guarding In Odonata
Submitted by walwyn[video:https://www.flickr.com/photos/overton_cat/2400790865 width:320 height:240]
After copulation the males of some species of dragonflies (and other insect species), accompanies the female whilst she is ovipositing (laying eggs). This behaviour is termed 'guarding' and can take two forms:
1) Contact guarding where the male is in tandem with the female. 2) Non contact guarding, where the male either settles or hovers above or near by the female.









