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Arrowhead Spiketail (Cordulegaster obliqua)
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Copyright © 2007
Will Chatfield-Taylor
Dragonfly -
Cordulegaster obliqua
Prairie Center, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
June 13, 2007
I'm stuck between Common Sanddragon and Illinois River Cruiser. I'm also aware that it could be neither and I'm horribly wrong
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
on 13 June, 2007 - 9:25pm
Last updated 14 June, 2007 - 3:41pm
I was right, this species is
I was right, this species is apparently REALLY rare in Kansas so it was quite a find!
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
, 14 June, 2007 - 3:41pm
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Nice bug
The thing to look for on Spiketails are the eyes that are pointed towards the middle of the head but separate or barely touching. In Clubtails they are obviously separated, and in all other dragons except Petaltails there will be an obvious eye-seam.
You might want to report this to someone as it might be a range extension.
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Cliff Bernzweig
, 14 June, 2007 - 6:10am
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Arrowhead Spiketail
The arrows easily give this critter away.
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Randy Emmitt
, 13 June, 2007 - 9:35pm
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Pretty far out of range here
Pretty far out of range here in Northern Kansas... thanks for the quick ID!
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
, 13 June, 2007 - 9:49pm
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And you have a male too. Lake
And you have a male too. Lack of spike gives that away.
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Brenda Van Ryswyk
, 13 June, 2007 - 10:19pm
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Spike
Is often worn off or broken in females. Range into central Kansas but this is a little bit of a range tug. There are no other dragons like this dorsally. One of out loveliest dragons.
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Herschel Raney
, 14 June, 2007 - 6:45am
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I am so excited with the drag
I am so excited with the dragons I shot yesterday! My first Corduleid and Gomphid! This one is probably the coolest dragon I've seen, and it was huge!
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
, 14 June, 2007 - 7:10am
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