tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post6595655221081768375..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Black Swallowtail "mating avoidance flight pattern"Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-11330206838537757772010-09-07T17:30:09.022-05:002010-09-07T17:30:09.022-05:00That makes sense. Reminds me of the sparrow specie...That makes sense. Reminds me of the sparrow species in which the male has developed the behavior of removing the sperm packet of a previous male from the female's cloaca before mounting her...the arms war between males and females of all kinds of species seems endless.Fletcherhttp://oregonexpat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40724918998640562452010-09-06T12:28:25.011-05:002010-09-06T12:28:25.011-05:00I'm not sure, Fletcher, but I think with some ...I'm not sure, Fletcher, but I think with some butterflies, if they have recently mated, they are "plugged" and can't accommodate another coupling.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-5411259304070715372010-09-06T11:25:52.120-05:002010-09-06T11:25:52.120-05:00Cool +1. Really interesting observation! What I...Cool +1. Really interesting observation! What I'd like to know now is, what motivates the avoidance? Has she already mated? Do his phermones lack that certain zip?Fletcherhttp://oregonexpat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-25464363443563604992010-09-06T09:01:44.256-05:002010-09-06T09:01:44.256-05:00Wow! It's a fine feature of the net that peop...Wow! It's a fine feature of the net that people can use it to record natural science like this.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35614201675783135962010-09-06T01:26:55.168-05:002010-09-06T01:26:55.168-05:00Wow! As many Blacks Swallowtails as I see around h...Wow! As many Blacks Swallowtails as I see around here, I've never seen that behavior. I've seen them mating, but never the avoidance behavior. Even with the fennel and all the time I spend monitoring the caterpillars in summer, I rarely see them mate or lay eggs. I'll have to keep an eye out for this, too.bunnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28245557000611036602010-09-05T21:02:18.732-05:002010-09-05T21:02:18.732-05:00Cool. I've never noticed that behavior before...Cool. I've never noticed that behavior before. I will have to keep an eye out for it.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113405195411536868noreply@blogger.com