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Argiope bruennichi
The tiny male wasp spider still alive approaches the large female, if it can mate, it will often leave a part of its genitals to hinder the procreation of other males before attempting, sometimes successfully, to escape before the female catches him.
Photo ID: Argiope_bruennichi
© Anne SORBES
Photo size: 10.7 Mpixels (30.5 MB uncompressed) - 2667x4000 pixels (8.9x13.3 in / 22.6x33.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Animal, Arachnida, Araneae, Araneidae, Argiope, Argiope bruennichi, Corrèze, Faune, France, Macro, Nature, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, spider, Wasp Spider, web, Wildlife
Published in: Spiders