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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » American Bluets (Enallagma) » Mostly Blue Male Species Group (Enallagma Mostly Blue Male Species Group)
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Mating Dragonflies? - Enallagma
Copyright © 2007 prof1120

Mating Dragonflies? - Enallagma
Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 7, 2007
I witnessed this mating behavior in over a dozen dragonfly "couples" today. Must have been Viagra in the local pond:-)
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Contributed by prof1120 on 7 October, 2007 - 7:39pm
Last updated 12 July, 2008 - 12:51pm

Moved
Moved from American Bluets.
… john and jane balaban, 12 July, 2008 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies and Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 1 December, 2007 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Plains Clubtail.
… prof1120, 7 October, 2007 - 10:24pm login or register to post comments

Accidental mis-post?
These are damselflies in the genus Enallagma.
… john and jane balaban, 7 October, 2007 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Mis-post
You are right. This was my first upload of a photo and I uploaded it improperly.
… prof1120, 7 October, 2007 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

 
If you click on the word TAG above,
a thumbnail will appear in the upper left of your screen. Then go to Enallagma and click on the tab for IMAGES, then 'move tagged image' and Presto! it's in a new home! Try it, you'll like it!
… john and jane balaban, 7 October, 2007 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

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