Hispa atra - Piggyback

A "first" for the garden :o)
This was actually a copula "on pause", so I've named it for what it is, but will tag it as 49copulation nevertheless ...

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Can imagine needing a pause in this situation! Posted 4 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  Well, due to the carefulness, as in: "How do Hedgehogs do it?" Veeeeeeery carefully ... there is that ... plus the fact that these two have been running around "in duo" like this in a container for about 48hrs straight by now, and properly "attached" most of the time ... so yes ... a little pause can be excused I suppose ;o)
  
  P.S. Just had another look - now they also properly walked up and down some grass as opposed to the off-character Hortensia leaf before ;o)
  
  Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks for sharing the "active" pose :) Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

I rename them "BDSM beetles" :P Posted 4 years ago

The Hispa atra

Hispa atra Linnaeus, 1767 is a Leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae) in the subfamily Cassidinae, tribe Hispini (formerly a subfamily in its own right, Hispinae).

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Pudding4brains