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Hetaerina americanaHavainnoija
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Male Hetaerina americana
Justin and I headed to LLELA to look for shadowdragons and clubtails.
No...I could not get a clean angle without that twig in the right creeping in...
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Suku PolistesHavainnoija
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I was taking a photo of the amberwing in the near distance until this wasp wanted to perch on the exact same piece of grass.
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Epitheca princepsHavainnoija
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Male Epitheca princeps with slightly curved abdomen
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Gomphurus vastusHavainnoija
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Male Gomphurus vastus
Very captivating species. Saw on a walk while looking for cruisers with my brother.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
briangoodingKuvaus
Female Macromia illinoiensis with wing aberration
I have never seen or never noticed this in an odonate's wing cells before. It looks to have originated from within (as seen by one set of patterning that is incomplete, and the basic restriction to wing cell borders).
Unfortunately I didn't notice at the time so I didn't get closer shots.
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Ululodes macleayanusHavainnoija
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Ascalaphinid
Very inconspicuous...spotted while looking for dragonflies.
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Argia bipunctulataHavainnoija
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Argia bipunctulata in tandem
Tons of these down by the...seep.
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Enallagma exsulansHavainnoija
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Male Enallagma exsulans
Shortly after this while I was stumbling deeper in brush I inadvertently came too close to a hawk's nest. Without me even noticing (until I felt the air change) the hawk descended and came just a few inches from clipping my head.
Havainnoija
briangoodingKuvaus
Male Pachydiplax longipennis attempting to usurp perch of conspecific
The would-be usurper tried multiple times but was totally ignored by the stoic male beneath.
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Enallagma exsulansHavainnoija
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Male Enallagma exsulans
One of my favorite species due to their perching patterns and tolerance for approach.
Havainnoija
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Dipteran
Had a doctor's appointment and got off early so I wen to the park for a bit. Cool fly, just hanging out by the water.
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Enallagma exsulansHavainnoija
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Female Enallagma exsulans
Most abundant species seen.
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Enallagma exsulansHavainnoija
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Female Enallagma exsulans
Lots of this species floating around once it warmed up.
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Calopteryx maculataHavainnoija
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Male Calopteryx maculata holding onto branch while wind blows
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Enallagma civileHavainnoija
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Male Enallagma civile
There wasn't a whole lot going on in terms of dragonflies but it was still fun to get out and explore the park.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
briangoodingKuvaus
Female Phanogomphus oklahomensis ovispositing
I saw this while trying to get shots of a baskettail patrolling.
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Sympetrum ambiguumHavainnoija
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Male Sympetrum ambiguum transferring sperm from gonopores to secondary genitalia
Less than 30 seconds after disengaging from the wheel position with a female this male perched nearby above her, periodically flying off to guard her, then returning to this perch to replenish his secondary genitalia with sperm.
Havainnoija
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Membracid
Flow on a nearby leaf while I was looking for meadowhawks.
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Enallagma civileHavainnoija
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Androchromatic Enallagma civile
She had some kind of damage and longitudinal warping to the wings. She never closed them the duration I observed her. When I first spotted her from a distance I mistook her for a spreadwing.
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Sympetrum ambiguumHavainnoija
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Sympetrum ambiguum in copula
It was hard to chase one without stirring more up.