Very Closely Connected

I'm not an entomologist. Anybody know what's going on here? Thought

about calling this one "butt buddies" :-)

They're mating, but they posed for you with open wings like they never do for me! What kind of butterfly is that? They look like tiger swallowtails with the colors reversed. Very nice shot!

Maybe I should have put this photo in the nudes section or issued a parental control notice!

Good job Ken, I see these two are trying to make the most out of thier 14 day life. I think I am going down to that place to try out the new camera.

Funny. A clear shot too.

Ken, did you supply them with means, so she does not get pregnant?.... great. Pnina

Very nice, you have had a lot of patience or you were lucky obtaining this photo. LOL.

How come these butterflies are upside down? LOL Great photograph.

Stop kids, turn the other way! Hmmm, thought we're not the only species doing a 69! ^_^

Peter: I think they were on their honeymoon. Too bad our honeymoons aren't such a high percent of our existence!

 

Pnina: I think they were planning a family so I didn't want to interfere.

 

Pedro: These guys were so into what they were doing, I could have probably filled up my microdive with shots of them. They must be into that tantric sex thing.

 

Howard: I think you must've missed that little talk most parents give their children.

 

Wilson: Looks more like 96 than 69, but same idea. Cogent observation.

Okay, so which is which?

Leave it to a doctor to be at the right place at the right time. Did you offer critique from your objcetive point of view? LOL Neat image, without explanation, I'd think one had landed on a mirror! You are right, not your typical butterfly image! LOL

They are Giant Swallowtails.

 

One of the largest butterflies in the Eastern United States.

Thanks for the clarification and identification of these guys. Any way you could visit my macro folder and also identify the other butterflies? That'd be cool.

Maybe our resident expert, Morris, can tell us which is male and which is female. Perhaps the difference is evident in the body form and (not wing) size.

Fantastic Ken! I like how the leaves mimmick the wings. Very well done!

Looks like a little insect porn here, Ken. Great capture.

I feel like a voyeur! Interesting capture and something you don't see every day (depending on what channel you watch, I guess). Great sharpness and DOF.

I thought about charging per view for this but figured that there's too much web porn competition to make any money.

Very good macro, 6/6