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Neurothemis terminata
Spotted 40M in Bentanilya vertical entrance (Cacupangan Cave System), Brgy. Tagudin, Mabini, Pangasinan
ID to species by Rj Villanueva (Phil. Biodiversity Net). Photo by Jerry Rendon
Spotted on Feb 25, 2012
Submitted on Feb 25, 2012
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We have seen "accidentals" species underground, mostly washed in by the rains or streams. I was told this is a juvenile that may have entered the cave as an egg or larve... or it could have just flown in through the skylight; a 40M drop is probably nothing for a dragonfly.
Amazing - I would never have thought that dragonflies would travel so far underground!