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A mating pair of Autumn Meadowhawk dragonflies spotted at Meadowood Recreation Area. The dragonflies shown in the preceding photo are "in wheel," in which the male (shown upper-right, above) uses "claspers" (terminal appendages) at the end of his abdomen to hold the female by her head as they are joined at their abdomens.
Hidden Pond, a small lake located at Meadowood Recreation Area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: Meadowood Recreation Area Trail Map (PDF) http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/b...
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