BRN 9-3 - Flipbook - Page 38
16. She carries the Þne Þber towards the stem where another Þber
occurs,
17. Then guides her ovipositor to the stem surface with her back legs
(with Þbers).
18. She then raises her abdomen upward from the perch stem (note
foreign material on the S7 segment).
19. She brießy relaxes in the vertical position, hanging from the perch.
20. Then begins to elevate her abdomen in a dorsal arc.
21. But ßips it quickly down into an extreme ventral bend.
22. Again she relaxes towards the vertical.
23. And again ßips her abdomen ventrally to the perch twig.
24. Her ovipositor appears clear of all foreign material (note Þbers
attached to her legs) as she relaxes her abdomen position.
25. And she completes the several-minute process in the near vertical
position, hanging from the perch.
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