Location:
Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany
Post Date:
Jul 3, 2012 11:14 PM
TAG ID:
dpaphotos721555
(RM)
Credit:
Julian Stratenschulte/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom
Format:
3034 x 1862 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Julian Stratenschulte
Keywords:
extra
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
Two lady bugs (Coccinellidae) mate in a corn field near Celle, Germany, 03 July 2012. Lady bug mating lasts up to 18 hours. Females mate with up to 20 partners even though one would be enough. Photo: JULIAN�STRATENSCHULTE