Aerial Dance - Aerial Dance

…They have a unique mating behavior, in which many individuals gather in a certain space during mating and fly in a swarm to search for a mate. This behavior is called an aerial dance, and each species has its own unique form. They are widely distributed throughout the world, and are particularly common in temperate and boreal forests. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "aerial dance" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…独特の配偶行動を行い，交尾の際に多数の個体が一定の空間に集まって群飛し，相手をさがす。この行動は，aerial dance(空中舞踊)と呼ばれ，それぞれの種ごとに特有の形式をもっている。世界中に広く分布し，とくに温帯，寒帯の森林に多く見られる。…

※「空中舞踊」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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