Odonata at Work
Denise Greaves
Sheldon and I saw a darner laying eggs
(Fig. 1), and her position combined with her reflection
in the water made an interesting effect.
My thanks go to Ginger Brown of the
Rhode Island Natural History Survey for identifying
this dragonfly as Aeshna tuberculifera (black-tipped
darner). The reflection in Fig. 2 doesn't correspond
as exactly as in the other photo, but I think it's a
fun variation on the theme.
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