Odonata perform unique mating behaviors.
- The partners form a mating wheel resembling a valentine.
  Male produces spermatophores in segment 9 and stores them in segment 2.
  He grasps the female behind her head with claspers located in segment 10.
  The female then curls her abdomen to dock with his segment 2.
  Before fertilization, he scrapes out any spermatophores in her genitalia from previous matings.
  Female deposits eggs in water using her ovipositor, often into herbaceous stems.