Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Main page Next photo	Thecacera pacifica Bergh, 1883     mating   detail Photos:  Marketa Murray: Kawaihae, Big Island; July 30, 2018.   20:45: starting to inject hormones prior to copulation   20:58: injecting hormones   24:07: disengaging after injection of hormones   24:32: starting to align for copulation   26:06: alignment proceeding   26:57: fully copulating   27:06: starting to release shows animals injecting seminal fluid (presumably containing hormones that promote mating/egg development/egg laying) prior to copulation as well as copulation; time is "minutes:seconds" when the photo was taken Photos:  Rob Johnson: Kawaihae, Big Island; May 24, 2022.
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