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Paragomphus genei Paragomphus genei, adult male.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/33259/paragomphus_genei.html" title="Paragomphus genei"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2527/33259_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=t%2F2SFQDu4mtpbBWMt1WIkwPpaUM%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Paragomphus genei Paragomphus genei, adult male on patrol. One of the most difficult odonata i&#039;ve fond to get a clear shot while in flight. The location was not so good for this approach, and to get more difficult this specimen while on patrol is extremely fast, changing directions, and straight forward like a bullet. Even when it seems possible to understand its behavior and anticipate the moment something goes wrong and the dragonfly gets the best of it. Nearly 3 months of observation of this specimen, and this was the best i get. Yours to appreciate* Anisoptera,Biodiversity,Dragonfly,Gomphidae,Insecta,Odonata,Paragomphus genei,anisoptera,hook-tail dragonfly" /></a></figure> Anisoptera,Biodiversity,Dragonfly,Gomphidae,Insecta,Odonata,Paragomphus genei,anisoptera,hook-tail dragonfly Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Paragomphus genei

Paragomphus genei, adult male.

Paragomphus genei Paragomphus genei, adult male on patrol. One of the most difficult odonata i've fond to get a clear shot while in flight. The location was not so good for this approach, and to get more difficult this specimen while on patrol is extremely fast, changing directions, and straight forward like a bullet. Even when it seems possible to understand its behavior and anticipate the moment something goes wrong and the dragonfly gets the best of it. Nearly 3 months of observation of this specimen, and this was the best i get. Yours to appreciate* Anisoptera,Biodiversity,Dragonfly,Gomphidae,Insecta,Odonata,Paragomphus genei,anisoptera,hook-tail dragonfly

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    Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
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      Nice video, added to the species video tab.
      http://www.jungledragon.com/specie/7001/videos
      http://www.jungledragon.com/video/560

      I wonder why it is in the sand, I thought they climb on the vegetation before the metamorphosis?
      http://www.dragonfly-site.com/dragonfly-life-cycle.html       Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
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        Hi Wildflower. Paragomphus genei's habitat is quite special because they depend on sandy water streams, and sandy bottom lagoons. They (in a nymph stage) are scavengers/diggers, and the final metamorphosis is right at the transition between water and sand. This year I colect several dozen of exuviae, and saw (captured) some other emergences right as you seen in the video, in this conditions. And there's more - not proved, because is based in just two observations - P. gene can also modify or take advantage of nearby sands to make an 'uphill' climing, to take that edge to be above the water... Other Gomphids like G.pulchellus, G.simillimus, G.graslinii, clime the face leaves, roots or the face of rocks to make the final metamorphosis. I'll upload one photo to add to the Paragomphus file. Thanks a lot for adding this video to the file. Most welcome, cheers* Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
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          Here it is,
          Paragomphus genei Paragomphus genei, male emergence. Bellow is visible the exuviae. Paragomphus genei,animalia,anisoptera,biodiversity,gomphidae,insects,odonata

          Cheers!           Posted 9 years ago
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          Thanks for the extra info, I added some of it to the species description. Posted 9 years ago
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            Great, cheers* Posted 9 years ago
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    Hereby a late welcome to JungleDragon. I'm an instant fan of yours, your work is incredible! Posted 9 years ago
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      Thanks a lot! My pleasure sharing here part of my work. I too became fan of this platform, very good* my best compliments, cheers! Posted 9 years ago

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The Paragomphus genei

''Paragomphus genei'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Also lives in the south of Iberian Peninsula in Europe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical.. more

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