Kaushik Balakumar
01-20-2008, 03:55 PM
Made this image near a lake in Duisburg - Germany.
I wondered as to why the female had a big abdomen - did she carry eggs? If she did, then is it normal that they mate while the insect is pregnant ... ?
http://www.pbase.com/bkaushik/image/91902232.jpg
Nikon D70s + Nikkor 105mm VR micro.
f16, 1/30, ISO200, Hand-held.
Views are welcome...
Regards,
Kaushik
I wondered as to why the female had a big abdomen - did she carry eggs? If she did, then is it normal that they mate while the insect is pregnant ... ?
http://www.pbase.com/bkaushik/image/91902232.jpg
Nikon D70s + Nikkor 105mm VR micro.
f16, 1/30, ISO200, Hand-held.
Views are welcome...
Regards,
Kaushik