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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Persuit of happiness

All nature's creatures join to express nature's purpose. Specific courtship rituals have developed through evolution such as dance patterns, fluttering of wings or short flights etc.Platycorynus peregrinus , commonly called Eumolpine leaf beetle captured while performing courtship rituals in the midst of nature. Generally these beetles are found hosting on milkweed plants & small herbs.

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Date Taken: 08.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Balasore, Odisha, India, India
Copyright: © Sritam Kumar Sethy