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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata)
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Female Flame Skimmer behavior - Libellula saturata - female
Copyright © 2014 Woodworker

Female Flame Skimmer behavior - Libellula saturata - Female
Huntington Beach Central Park, Orange County, California, USA
September 1, 2014
I'm pretty sure this is a female flame skimmer. My questions are 1) in the other photo the front legs are being pulled over the eyes (several times while I watched) in what appeared to be a grooming motion. Do dragonflies groom? 2)This dragonfly was knocked off its perch by what appeared to be a large robber fly. Is that common behavior? The impact was significant enough that I heard it.
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Contributed by Woodworker on 10 September, 2014 - 12:14am
Last updated 11 September, 2014 - 9:07am

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… William Edwards, 11 September, 2014 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

Grooming and Robber Flies
"A comb of flat bristles on each front leg is used to brush dust and water off the eyes" p. 24 - (1).

Robber flies often take larger prey, even bigger than themselves sometimes.
… Jeff Brown, 10 September, 2014 - 6:45am login or register to post comments

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