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Desert Skimmer

Orthetrum ransonneti

Photo by Bernadette S
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Habitat:

Spotted in a desert wadi near an oasis and shortly after a rare winter rain so there was actually water flowing in the wadi. The dragonfly darted between the green plants growing along the wadi.

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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Biodiversity in Egypt
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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula

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PublishedFebruary 9, 2012

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