Animals

Red-eared Slider Mating Behavior 7

Rhonda swam into a clump of aquatic plants with Romeo & Rupert hot on her tail. Note the tiny damselfly on a leaf in front of Rhonda's head. Looks like a male blue-ringed dancer. I didn't know it was there until I was processing photos.
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Male Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)

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