My wife called me today to say that, while sitting in the parking lot at Target, our daughter pointed out dragonflies mating. We later asked her how she knew they were mating, and she said because they were "stuck" together.I learned that when dragonflies mate, they assume the Wheel Position, which looks like a head-to-tail, heart-shaped stance. The male grips the female by the head and holds her in a tandem position. The female then bends up her abdomen to the genitalia of the male to form the wheel position.
What is even more interesting than this twisted position is that dragonflies can fly while mating, providing for a unique display of aerial acrobatics. Our daughter apparently witnessed some form of this stuck-together-ness while they were flying.
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