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The area where they were was a man-made fire hole.
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Black-tipped Darner |
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Normally
when I grab large Dragonflies, they rest for a few seconds after they are released then fly off.
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Black-tipped Darner |
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This is a Black-tipped Darner, Aeshna tuberculifera. There
were two or three of these guys flying around. I was quite excited to get this one.
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This
particular Dragonfly did not fly off. I got quite a few photos then set him down
on a post. He still did not fly away, he even let me pick him back up. I looked closely and noticed what appears to be a hole in his thorax.
Check out the above photo and you can see what I mean. I collected him thinking that he probably would not do
well if I left him there.
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