Copula is a photograph by Jimmy Hoffman which was uploaded on July 18th, 2020.
Copula
I was lucky to witness the mating of a pair of big silk moths(A.Mylitta).They are sitting on one of their egg-shaped cocoons.... more
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Copula
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Jimmy Hoffman
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I was lucky to witness the mating of a pair of big silk moths(A.Mylitta).They are sitting on one of their egg-shaped cocoons.
When the female(at the top of the picture) is ready to mate, she releases air-borne chemicals called pheromones from a gland close to her abdomen. The male receives them through his antenna. The pheromones have an odor that informs male moths that the female is ready. The scent is species-specific and is rarely confused by other male moths outside of the female’s species
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July 18th, 2020
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