It’s possible the female Stream Cruiser dragonfly (Didymops transversa) in this gallery — spotted on 20 April 2016 at Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge — is the same individual featured in a photoblog post published on 23 April 2016.
This is the second photo set that I shot of female Stream Cruisers spotted along the same segment of Beaver Pond Loop Trail. Although the two female dragonflies were perching on opposite sides of the trail, this female could be the same one that I spooked a few minutes earlier when I moved too close for her comfort.
This individual is a female as indicated by the pair of white terminal appendages (cerci) at the end of her abdomen, clearly visible in the following photo.
Stream Cruiser dragonflies have extremely long legs, especially noticeable in the last photo. The abdomen of female Stream Cruisers is thicker than males of the same species, similar to many species of odonates.
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Tags: Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge, cerci, Didymops transversa, female, Stream Cruiser dragonfly, terminal appendages, wildlife photography
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