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Photo#28580
Ophiogomphus bison - male

Ophiogomphus bison - Male
Along SR-96 (Klamath Road), about 3 miles southwest of the junction with I-5., Siskiyou County, California, USA
May 31, 2003
Close-up showing the second abdominal segment with hamuli (paired structures used to hold female's abdomen during mating), and site of the secondary genitalia (pouch into which the male transfers spermatophores, and from which they are then transferred to the female).

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Ophiogomphus bison (Bison Snaketail) - Ophiogomphus bison - male Ophiogomphus bison - male Ophiogomphus bison - male

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