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A mating pair of Common Green Darner dragonflies spotted at Huntley Meadows Park. This pair is in tandem: The male is shown on the left; the female on the right. The female is laying eggs on the surface of underwater plants (epiphytic ovipostion). The Common Green Darner dragonfly is the only North American darner that usually oviposits in tandem. Related Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oviposition... Notice the difference in color of the pterostigmas for the male and female.
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...
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Spotted on Aug 14, 2012
Submitted on Aug 17, 2012
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This was a sight to see and your photos are beautiful!