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Great Blue Skimmer dragonfly (female)

A Great Blue Skimmer dragonfly (Libellula vibrans) spotted along the “Hike-Bike Trail” at Huntley Meadows Park. This individual is a female as indicated by its coloration, and by the flanges beneath its eighth abdominal segment (used to scoop and hold a few drops of water during oviposition). Remember that all dragonflies and damselflies have a 10-segmented abdomen, numbered from front to back.

The femora are pale over their basal half with the remaining length, tibiae and tarsi black. Source Credit: Great Blue Skimmer, Odonata Central.

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This entry was posted on August 14, 2012 at 9:00 am and is filed under Aperture, digital photography, dragonflies, natural science, Panasonic DMC-FZ150. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Great Blue Skimmer dragonfly (female)”

  1. lcraven Says:
    August 16, 2012 at 12:14 am | Reply

    Excellent detailed photos! Great work!

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