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Common darter

Dragonfly

Sympetrum striolatum

 

a small,narrow bodied dragonfly which is on the wing from the end of June through to November.

As their name suggests,common darters dart forward suddenly from a hovering position to catch their insect-prey.

 

spotted at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk

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Uploaded on March 17, 2015
Taken on September 30, 2013