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Damselflies lay eggs, which very in shape in size. Some eggs resemble a grain of rice, while others have a shape similar to a mango. Damselflies oviposit in three ways. endophytic (within a plant), epiphytic (on the surface of the plant), and exophytic (on water or land). Immature damselflies are referred to naiads since they are wholly aquatic hemimetabolous insects. Naiads prey on mosquito larvae as well as fish and frogs and will molt 17 times before reaching adulthood. Damselflies can be found in forests as well as ponds and wetlands (Corbet 1999).
In the article Dr. Zuk states that she studies crickets and describes the mating behavior of male and female crickets, however the type of cricket is not identified. After visiting Dr. Zuk's webpage on the University of Minnesota website I was able to determine that Dr. Zuk may be referring to the pacific field cricket. The scientific name of pacific field cricket is Teleogryllus oceanicus. Field crickets belong to the Gryllus genus. .
Female pacific field cricket's mate with male crickets who they are attracted to based upon the male crickets stridulation. According to the article "Courtship song's role during female mate choice in the field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus" which is located in the Oxford Journal "The function of courtship is unclear because females have already chosen and approached a particular male based on his calling song. Using the field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus, we tested whether females evaluate the attractiveness of males based on their courtship song irrespective of other male qualities." This article, as well as the information covered in Module 10 appear to support Dr. Zuk's statement in reference to crickets. I was not bale to locate any information which described the act of reproduction among crickets. This doesn't mean I don't agree with Dr. Zuk. It has been quiet difficult to find information concerning the pacific field cricket that Dr.