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Cordulegaster obliqua - female
Copyright © 2007 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Cordulegaster obliqua - Female
Prairie Center, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
I think this confirms that there is a population of these where I found them. The earlier images appeared to be of males. This one you can see the ovipositor that gives it its name. So this is a female. I think....
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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 27 July, 2007 - 2:42pm
Last updated 6 August, 2007 - 10:20pm

Yep
Oh, Arrowhead Spiketail, nice find! Lucky you.

And yes, the spike means its a female. :)
… Kaylee Skylyn, 27 July, 2007 - 7:07pm login or register to post comments

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