2. Dragonfly Males3. Bedbugs4. Water boatmen males
Have you ever had that boyfriend who wants to sit around and play guitar just for you? What are you supposed to do? Smile politely? Sing along? Pretend Extreme’s “More Than Words” captures your shared feelings?
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Check our facts:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
2. http://www.mndragonfly.org/
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
4. http://www.plosone.org/
5. http://bugguide.net/node/view/
6. http://sciencenordic.com/
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Emily Millette is a designer living in North Carolina. She’d like you to know, that from where she’s sitting, this is the best week yet. Follow her on Twitter @emilymillette.
Insect Sex by Emily Millette is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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