Dragonfly (emerging from its excuvia) 1 (Gomphidae sp.)

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Photo by KarenL

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Field Notes

Description:

Dragonfly emerging from its excuvia.

Part 2: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/311756347

Habitat:

Stillhouse Hollow Falls

Species ID Suggestions

Clubtail family. It is not a pondhawk. Note widely spaced eyes and narrow long abdomen. Also, clubtails typically emerge on rocks. Pondhawks emerge on vegetation.

Gomphidae

SandraHunt-vonArb

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Comments (51)

KarenL

Thank you for your kind comments Marta, Antonio, Tom, Larry and Gilma!

KarenL

Steve and Sandra, thank you very much for the correction, I will ensure the info is amended on Facebook too. As Hema has said, we are very happy to welcome you to the community!

HemaShah

Welcome to Project Noah, Steve. We are honored to have you !!

Steve Hummel

I should also mention the Sandra and I are both members of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas and I am the Past President of the Society.

Steve Hummel

Totally agree with Sandra Hunt-vonArb. A gomphidae for sure, not LIbellulidae. The shape of the nymph also has gomphidae written all over it. Gomphid nymphs are shaped very differently from libellulids. I'm not entirely sure of the species as color pattern will change as the adult matures. I'm guessing a Stylogomphus, but not positive.

Tom15

Nice timing Karen. Congrats on SOTD!

AntónioGinjaGinja

Comngrats again Karen now on the SOTD,very cool :-)

LarryGraziano

spectacular SOTD Karen!

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

Congratulations on the SOTD, KarenL. Fantastic spotting and series!!

The MnMs

Congratulations, Karen! Very well deserved!

KarenL

What a lovely surprise! Thank you for the honor Yasser, and thank you everyone for your lovely comments!

beaker98

Congrats Karen! Well deserved and thanks for sharing it with us!

RiekoS

"Spotting of the Day honors!" Congratulations!

Atul

Congrats Karen ... Lovely capture:-)

ChunXingWong

Hooray! Congratulations!

VivBraznell

Well done Karen .. that's an amazing & very worthy SOTD!!

Wild Things

Congrats Karen!

KathleenMcEachern

Congratulations, Karen!

LuisStevens

Congrats Karen! Extraordinary SOTD!

Jellis

Nice capture. I've yet to witness one

ccchicky

Thank you so much. This is spotting of the year IMHO. Used to watch locusts emerge in Central Park. Nothing more magical. I love the suitcase he leaves behind. Phenomenal work. Thanks for sharing.

Yasser

Karen, this exceptional series has earned you Spotting of the Day honors! Congratulations and thanks for giving us such an incredible glimpse into the life of a dragonfly. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154196644140603/?type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/472583859704721409

great series!!

Thanks bg11a1!

Beautiful

Thank you Yasser and Luis!

Yasser

Wow! Absolutely amazing series here Karen.

LuisStevens

Amazing series Karen!

KarenL

Wow! Thank you all for your kind words! This was one of the most fascinating wildlife spottings for me - just to see this beautiful creature unfold and expand from her excuvia (which was less than half her length) was amazing.

sunnyjosef

Incredible spotting Karen!!! TFS

Chamalka Dulmini

Wow perfect series Karen!

Adarsha B S

That's the best of the year it seems Karen! Congratulations :)

CindyBinghamKeiser

Awesome, Karen!

Carol Snow Milne

Incredible spot! WOW!

Arya

Karen, this is amazing!