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guapoalto049

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Got my first Rhombodera stalli mating going on here. Due to their aggressive nature I was very careful, but it wasn't needed. The male took about 20 seconds of staring then hopped right on her back. She's a few weeks old and seemed to not mind a bit (as opposed to my violin girls that freak out).

Healthy girl:

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Some privacy, please:

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Copulation:

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Here's the spermatophore that I mentioned in another post. Never really found one of these, but apparently its a normal thing. I found it the day after he ended copulation.

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He wasn't up for round 2, just wanted a cigarette and some shuteye:

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Biggest ootheca I've ever seen, with a few more rows of eggs to go!(Chinese):

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Just as a side note, if I'm not mistaken Yen mentioned that his Rhombodera stock from Java, Indonesia (IGM 119) has been tentatively id'd as Rhombodera stalli. Notice the lack of a black band on the ventral prothorax and deep red wings in my male specimen.

 

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