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Megetra - Megetra vittata - male - female
Copyright © 2005 RobinL

Megetra - Megetra vittata - Male Female
San Juan County, New Mexico, USA
September 21, 2005
That's the male in back this time, in quasi-profile. This is one of the pics that shows that sorta-overlapping look of the abdomen. She showed a lot of red banding; he showed much less. Again, you can almost see the raindrops pooling, as if on an oily surface.

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Contributed by RobinL on 25 September, 2005 - 10:17pm
Last updated 15 March, 2009 - 11:34am

Moved
Moved from Megetra.
… john and jane balaban, 15 March, 2009 - 11:34am

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