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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)
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Dragonfly eating female White-faced Meadowhawk - Libellula incesta
Copyright © 2009 CNCiccone

Dragonfly eating female White-faced Meadowhawk - Libellula incesta
Great Meadows NWR in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 9, 2009
Size: 3" - maybe a bit longer
For size reference, this dragonfly has caught a female White-faced (or possibly Ruby) Meadowhawk.
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Contributed by CNCiccone on 14 August, 2009 - 10:11am
Last updated 7 September, 2009 - 12:53pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 7 September, 2009 - 12:53pm login or register to post comments

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Thanks Jason!!!
Thanks Jason!!!
… CNCiccone, 16 August, 2009 - 1:28pm login or register to post comments

old Slaty
Looks like a really mature female Slaty Skimmer. Don't think I've seen them taking something that big, neat.
… Jason Forbes, 14 August, 2009 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

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