The mating game... - a photo on Flickriver

The mating game...

            Taken on the same day with the same camera as the Pretty in Pink 1 photo and with the same camera and lens combination. Hence this is not as crisp as I would get using a dedicated macro lenses as I had to focus manually and they never stopped moving. My favourite tiny butterflies -Silver Studded Blues ( unless informed  otherwise by Tim Melling lol who often has to put me right with these tiny blues) What was interesting and worth repeating was I was standing perfectly still waiting for this circling dancing courting pair to settle. A woman was watching me who couldn't see what I was seeing and asked that well known phrase or saying " what are you photographing " The Silver Studded Blue butterflies" I replied. " Where she asked" "right here " i replied and told her I photographed them every year in that very spot. I come here every year too but have never noticed them she replied. She was utterly delighted so I showed her some mating six spot Burnet Moths too and she was entranced running around till she found me more mating Burnets then had to go but she appeared filled with wonder at the nature right under her nose. It was difficult for me because of my social phobia but extremely rewarding at the same time because she couldn't make that excitement up and was racing round like a child...  

These eventually mated by joining together end to end at their abdomens. During the mating process, when their bodies are joined, the male passes sperm to the female. As the eggs later pass through the female's egg-laying tube, they are fertilized by the sperm. The male butterfly often dies soon after mating. 
I left the sad bit till the end.......and didn't know myself till I copied this bit of info :(
   

Taken on: June 23, 2022

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