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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Hagenius » Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus)
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Dragonhunter nymph - Hagenius brevistylus
Copyright © 2007 tim lash

Dragonhunter nymph - Hagenius brevistylus
Minett, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
June 26, 2007
Size: Compare with the ant
This bug was live and active on the ground, within 4 metres of the edge of a freshwater lake. It looks similar to abandoned dragonfly nymph shells I see often in the area, and to dragonfly nymph pictures I've seen, but it's a lot bigger and wider. Any help with ID appreciated.
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Contributed by tim lash on 23 August, 2007 - 3:38pm
Last updated 7 November, 2007 - 4:14pm

Cool!
I had no idea dragonfly nymphs came out of the water!
… vulgaris, 23 August, 2007 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

Flattened nymph
Looks alot like the dragon nymph of the Dragonhunter, Hagenius.
… Herschel Raney, 23 August, 2007 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Hagenius brevistylus, Dragonhunter looks right
Thanks, Herschel. Also, your short piece "Mama Hagenius versus the Head" is excellent - the episode is lively, memorable and helps to know the creature.
… tim lash, 24 August, 2007 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

I dont think its a dragonfly nymph...
a dragonfly nymph wouldent be out of the water. I don't know what it is, though.
… vulgaris, 23 August, 2007 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
correctomundo
This is a dragonfly nymph, though not the one commonly seen. This is the kind found in fast moving water.
… sarah van name, 23 August, 2007 - 11:41pm login or register to post comments

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