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fascinating facts about dragonfly larvae (5)

Fascinating Facts About Dragonfly Larvae

Kelly

Here are some interesting facts about dragonfly larvae, also known as nymphs or naiads: Key Highlights Introduction Dragonflies are fascinating ...

scarce chaser dragonfly (5)

scarce chaser dragonfly

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  The scarce chaser (Libellula fulva) is a species of dragonfly. The adult male has a bright blue abdomen with patches ...

red veined darter dragonfly (1)

Red-veined darter dragonfly

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The red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) is a species of dragonfly belonging to the genus Sympetrum[1]. Here are some key facts ...

banded demoiselle dragonfly (8)

Banded demoiselle dragonfly

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A remarkable, butterfly-like flying dragonfly with metallic blue shimmering wing bars. In the Donau-Auen National Park, the Banded Demoiselle is ...

northern emerald dragonfly (4)

Northern emerald dragonfly

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The northern emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is a middle-sized species of dragonfly first described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1840. The ...

brown hawker dragonfly (1)

Brown Hawker Dragonfly

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  The brown hawker (Aeshna grandis) is a large dragonfly about 73 millimetres (2.9 in) long. It is a distinctive species ...

four spotted chaser (5)

Four-spotted chaser

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When to see it It flies from mid May to mid August. Life History Sexually active males are highly territorial ...

common blue damselfly habitat & life cycle (5)

Common blue damselfly habitat & life cycle

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Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) The most common and abundant blue Damselfly found near a most diverse range of water ...

emperor dragonfly is a very large (5)

Emperor dragonfly | is a very large

Kelly

  Britain’s bulkiest Dragonfly.   Male: Sky blue abdomen with a central dark line.   Female: Green abdomen with a central dark line. ...

migrant hawker dragonfly (4)

Migrant hawker dragonfly

Kelly

Prior to the 1980s historic records show that this species was, as its name suggests, a migrant to VC 55. ...