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What is this swamp darner doing? - Epiaeschna heros
Copyright © 2008 Matthew Zito

What is this swamp darner doing? - Epiaeschna heros
Quittie Creek Nature Park - South Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 3, 2008
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What is this swamp darner doing? - Epiaeschna heros What is this swamp darner doing? - Epiaeschna heros
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Contributed by Matthew Zito on 5 August, 2008 - 1:22pm
Last updated 6 August, 2008 - 6:06pm

Ovipositing.
Swamp darner females oviposit (lay their eggs) in woody stems that are going to be submerged by subsequent flooding. This is especially true in river basins that fluctuate markedly during the year.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 August, 2008 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks. I didn't know any dragonfly could lay eggs on dry land.
… Matthew Zito, 5 August, 2008 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

 
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It kept curling it's abdomen
It kept curling it's abdomen around this peice of wood.
… Matthew Zito, 5 August, 2008 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

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