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Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans). - Libellula vibrans - female
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Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans). - Libellula vibrans - Female
Atchafalaya River Basin, (near Baton Rouge), Louisiana, USA
May 29, 2006
Size: about 3 inch wing span
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Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans). - Libellula vibrans - female Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans). - Libellula vibrans - female Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans). - Libellula vibrans - female
Contributed by The Longs on 9 June, 2006 - 6:24pm
Last updated 22 August, 2006 - 2:32pm

Huge Dragonfly
This seems to be a female Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans).
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 9 June, 2006 - 8:12pm

 
Probibly
Seem's like it.
We're off to look for things in our backyard.
… The Longs, 9 June, 2006 - 8:40pm

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