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Thecacera pacifica Bergh, 1883

mating

detail
Photos: Marketa Murray: Kawaihae, Big Island; July 30, 2018.
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20:45: starting to inject hormones prior to copulation

20:58: injecting hormones

24:07: disengaging after injection of hormones

24:32: starting to align for copulation

26:06: alignment proceeding

26:57: fully copulating

27:06: starting to release
shows animals injecting
seminal fluid (presumably containing hormones that promote mating/egg
development/egg laying) prior to copulation as well as copulation; time is "minutes:seconds" when the photo was taken
Photos: Rob Johnson: Kawaihae, Big Island; May 24, 2022.
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