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Female laying eggs - Lestes australis - female
Copyright © 2005 E Moon

Female laying eggs - Lestes australis - Female
Williamson County, Texas, USA
November 9, 2005
This female chose a withered stalk and leaf of water iris a few inches above the pond water level, and slightly protected by the bend of the leaf above to lay her eggs. Here she is flexing her abdomen before "curling up" to stick her ovipositor into the plant.

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Contributed by E Moon on 10 November, 2005 - 1:32pm
Last updated 3 December, 2007 - 3:36pm

Moved
Moved from Common Spreadwing.
… john and jane balaban, 3 December, 2007 - 3:36pm

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