Two large brown moths mating, ass to ass, as they do; on a palmetto frond

#ApertureScienceAfterDark #BugSex

Mothy-Style

Two black pellets of coal which are actually warty leaf beetles, mating beetle-style on dog fennel.

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It's Spring somewhere 🤷

Pair of small flies with large heads which are nearly entirely red compound eyes, mating, in mid-flight.

Day 15 of my 2024 favorites: Big-headed Fly Sex
There's just something about these silly tiny creatures floating around in the air as they mate that makes me happy, and always will. ❤️
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Two oak treehoppers, attached at the ass, under a leafy oak twig

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It's oak treehopper sex 🤎

Two squat brown, black, and white cryptic little weevils with tufts of "hair" all over and large bow-legged hind leg pairs. Female and male on an oak leaf, male looking like he's sneaking up behind the female

*Lazlo Cravensworth titillated voice* oooOOooooh
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(Tachygonus lecontei, very silly little weevils)

Two pale moth-like planthoppers with wings spread, mating. Silly male just sorta hanging off the back of the female

The Beast with 8 Wings
Dysimia pseudomaculata, derbid planthoppers 🤍
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For your consideration: Acorn weevils, drilling 🥹
#BugSex #ApertureScienceAfterDark #Invertebrates

Silly lumpy black beetles like charcoal, getting doggy-style sexy on dog fennel

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It's tiny warty leaf beetle sex, doggy-fennel-style

Two slender reddish hoverflies, mating in mid air

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(it's hoverfly sex ❤️)
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Abdomens of two mating robberflies, attached. Uncomfortably close view of the situation

Like a handshake, but for asses
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(robberfly sex)
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Two black beetle-like flies, mating on the fuzzy stem of blackroot

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Amphicnephes signal flies 🖤
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Little stack of 2 red velvet ant looking beetles, mating on a stalk of little green berries

Velvet ant mimic checkered beetles, doing it beetle style, why not
#BugSex #ApertureScienceAfterDark 🌿 🪲

Two acorn weevils mating beetle style, male on top, female going about her normal day and drilling into an acorn. Edited to be black and white

#SheDrill #HeDrillWhileSheDrill #BugSex #ApertureScienceAfterDark #WeevilTime

Two small flies with big red eyes, and stripy red and blue booties; hovering, male carrying the female

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Just classic hoverfly sex, in mid-flight of course. ❤️
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2 large shiny dark green flies mating with the male on top of the female; mm from the side as they're at rest on a fence wire

The creatures facing you; their eyes are swirly effect like candy. The male has his dark wings spread straight out.

Senopterina varia; fairly large signal flies, very derpy, and unashamed. Respect.
#BugSex #ApertureScienceAfterDark 🌿 🪰

Two chonky little owls flowersrange and black bees, mating, amidst several stalks full of small

Resin bee sex. 🖤
One of my favorite little chonky bee species. Fortunately they were at it for a bit, because it took a bit trying to find an angle to shoot them amidst palmetto fronds and inflorescence.
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Mating pair of brown planthoppers on an oak twig; they're ass to ass, and their wings are longer than their bodies, so it looks like there's a head peeking out of both ends of the wings

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(It's the rare Two-Headed Bug)
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Sort of velvet ant-like black and grey true bugs with orange-tipped tiny wings; ass to ass in the oak leaf litter, mating.

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Arhaphe carolina, weird little velvet ant-ish mimic plant bugs. Usually difficult to shoot this species, as they are very aware and like to hide instantly. Having a dude hanging off your ass really slows you down. 😬
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A pair of slender leptogaster robberflies, attached ass to ass as flies often so for bug sex; the female is clutching an oak twig, while the male is free-floating upside behind her, legs flailing

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Matt Berry voice as Lazlo: "Real acrobatic stuff! "
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Two teal very round little weevils, doing it beetle style (like doggy style, but beetles) while maintaining eye contact with you, on the edge of an oak leaf

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Thief weevils, doing it beetle style
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3 net-winged beetles (black with orange heads) in a sexy stack on a leaf, with a 4th facing away in the background

Me n who n who n who 👀

(I'm probably the one chilling away from the orgy, probably thinking about tiny bugs, just glad everyone's happy)
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Two weird fuzzy little brown weevils with long hind legs, male on top (weevil style). They have tiny heads and hold their short weevil snoots under their heads. They're on the underside of an oak leaf

#ApertureScienceAfterDark #BugSex 👀
Tachygonus lecontei weevils, making more of the same 🤎
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Dandroid's Aperture Science Extremely small salticids like this Naphrys xerophila can have some rather exaggerated courtship dances - perhaps in an effort to just get noticed at all! I see you, little man 🧡

Extremely small salticids like this Naphrys xerophila can have some rather exaggerated courtship dances - perhaps in an effort to just get noticed at all! I see you, little man 🧡
Video:
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Two miniscule lady beetles having nasty beetle sex on a green oak leaf; their elytra is white with black spots, and heads are orange.

#ApertureScienceAfterDark #BugSex 👀
It's tiny lady beetle sex. 🧡
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3 tiny lace bugs, black head & brown wings, ass to ass to ass, heads outward like clock hands at 10, 12, and 2 o'clock

Who up doin' it doggy (Cerberus) style? 👀
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Two long grey fuzzy flies with very chonky short antennae; mating ass to ass, as flies often do. They're on a green oak leaf

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Scathophagidae flies, making more of the same; seen yesterday👀
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Two beetles having nasty bug sex beetle style (male on behind the female); their heads are solid orange, elytra sort of a piebald red and white.

Tired: Doggy Style
Desired: Beetle Style
(it's the same thing, just not centering vertebrates)
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Habronattus notialis boy dancing his little heart out for the pale brown lass just out of focus in front of him, his green 1st leg pair raised and waving, floofy palps rhythmically tapping the blade of grass they're on

Oh is it time for habronattus notialis courtship again? Yes, yes it is 🥹
It was not a successful pairing, but I'm sure they'll get another chance on a better day. 💚
#BugSex #ApertureScienceAfterDark 🌿🕷️
(I have video I'll share later!)

Dark orange braconid wasp with just little wisps for wings, bright green eyes, long ovipositor, and very long antennae. She's slurping a drop of sugar water

Male of the species, superficially identical in appearance, just with those tiny wings which terminate in balls

I just missed a chance for bizarre #BugSex tonight: I found what I believe to be a female of the orange "Ball-wing" species (she has no balls, and an ovipositor), but upon arriving home my male had passed on. 😭 Ah well. Feel free to imagine the weird braconid sex I guess🌿🧪🐝
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Two shiny lumpy warty beetle loaves, male more coppery behind the darker female

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It's Spring somewhere, y'all
(warty leaf beetles, making more of the same) 🌿🪲