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Blue dragonfly at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge This dragonfly was enjoying some downtime at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Great Blue Skimmer,Insects,Libellula vibrans,dragonflies,wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Blue dragonfly at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

This dragonfly was enjoying some downtime at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice shot, Deborah! Welcome to JungleDragon. Posted 12 years ago
  2. View travismorhardt's profile
    travismorhardt
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    A male great blue skimmer, family Libellulidae. Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

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The Great blue skimmer

The great blue skimmer is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. With a total length of 50 to 63 mm, it is one of the largest skimmers. The immature forms of the skimmer are brown in color and mature forms are blue-hued.

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By Deborah Morris

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Uploaded Oct 10, 2012. Captured Jul 8, 2012 14:50.
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  • NIKON D3000
  • f/5.6
  • 10/1600s
  • ISO400
  • 200mm