1989
Fore legs of dragonflies used to repel males
Publication
Publication
Odonatologica , Volume 18 - Issue 4 p. 391- 396
A defensive behaviour performed by males and females of Leucorrhinia rubicunda is described. When attacked by a male a dragonfly will stretch its fore legs above the thorax and head to prevent the aggressive male from coupling his appendages to that region. This behaviour was observed also in other species, and it may be common throughout the order.
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G. Rüppell. (1989). Fore legs of dragonflies used to repel males. Odonatologica, 18(4), 391–396. |