Kestrel
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Damsel n Dragonflies We've
decided to put a special section in for our Damsel and Dragonflies
a.k.a. Odonates photos. We
continue dragonfly study and have added several new species to our
"yard" list including one rare Anax longipes which is
a new county record; we also had a county record for Somatochlora
tenebrosa and caught another somatochlora (walshii) - they are an
elusive genus commonly called Emeralds! We now have identified 65
species here. Mist net captures have produced many new dragons for
us. Check
out our *new lists for the
area: 2010 2009 2007 Celithemis elisa
Emergence Period in the Fingerlakes Highlands of POSTER
PDF File 2006 Update
on Mass Emergence of PDF
File Breeding
Population of Anax longipes PDF File ~~ Here's
the latest one that we love -
This
is a photo of a Comet Darner taken here (below). Anax longipes is
the official name and it is a monster - much bigger than our Common
Green Darner -Anax junius. It is a species found on the coast
and quite rare inland. So, we were doubly amazed to have two of
them chasing each other around the pond. Fortunately, Sue netted
this one for pictures!
The
second pic is of a Common Green Darner emerging from its final exoskeleton
(exuvia). Pretty amazing transformation.
This
is a photo of "ole big blue eyes" and we don't mean Sinatra!
He's an Aeschna mutata and commonly called a
Spatterdock Darner. We found this one on a bog in
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