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Dragonfly Swarm

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Field Notes

Description:

Suddenly...thousands of them...7:10 PM EST

Habitat:

Swamp, Southern Long Island, NY

Notes:

These are common dragonflies. It's understood they have these celebrations / feeding swarms once in a while.

Reference Links:

Odonata, Dragonfly

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Comments (4)
keithp2012
in West Babylon they swarmed today after the rain to eat mosquitos in an open field.
Trinary Ouroboros
Full video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtXuIwyg3rQ&fmt=37

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2010

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