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Dragonfly

Petaluridae or Libellulidae -

Photo by BarbaraSing
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Field Notes

Description:

Small (4cm) olive yellow dragonfly from wetland.

Habitat:

Wetland Derby

Notes:

Nymph was 12mm long.
It is amazing that dragonflies can fly forwards, sideways, backwards and hover (sort of like a helicopter). It is said that Di Vinci wrote many papers on the possibility of such an aircraft being possible after he observed the dragonfly.

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PublishedJuly 19, 2014

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