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Globe Skimmer
Pantala flavescens
-26.2104, 32.003
Field Notes
Description:
This species and Pantala hymenaea, the "Spot-winged Glider", are the only members of the genus Pantala from the subfamily Pantalinae. It is considered to be the most widespread dragonfly on the planet.
Habitat:
Puddles in an almost dry river bed.
(Hyena pool and on the way to waterfall caves, Mlawula Nature reserve)
Notes:
I saw them in two different locations, and they were quite big in numbers (I saw around 20 of them in the same day). They were also mating. When they were alone, they flew from puddle to puddle and hovered over the area for a few seconds. The mating procedure was conducted in the air, flying attatched to eachother and whipping the water (laying eggs perhaps) every now and then.
The English common names "Wandering Glider" and "Globe Skimmer" refer to its migratory behaviour.
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