I saw this pair of dragonflies seemingly having a lot of fun and while I wasn't quite sure as to what they were doing, I had my suspicions. A little bit of research on the internet revealed that they were indeed indulging in a little bit of copulation. It seems that this little position is known as a "mating wheel". The male attaches the end of his abdomen to a fixture at the back of his mate's head while the femail attaches her genitalia to the male's member. If dragonflies are at all romantic, I am sure that they would refer to this as a "love circle" instead of a "mating wheel"
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