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Helicopter dragonfly

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Field Notes

Description:

Had to post this spotting...he was huge, fully 5 to 6 inches...casually eating, his lunch in his mouth...

Species ID Suggestions

Helicopter damselfly

megaloprepus caerulatus

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Jonathan Sequeira
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Comments (4)
Jonathan Sequeira
It has the greatest wingspan of any living damselfly or dragonfly, up to 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) in the largest males. (wikipedia)
Jonathan Sequeira
No problem, I love this damselfly, (this insect, specializes in hunting spiders, it can fly in all directions, including vertically and backwards. that way, it can catch spiders on the web and fly without getting trapped)

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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PublishedJuly 5, 2011

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