Falmouth, Cornwall UK.
Migrant Hawker female, a difficult customer flying in among the vegetation looking for a suitable stem to deposit her eggs.
Unlike most Dragonflies that lay their eggs in water she cuts a slit in a stem and leaves her eggs in the fissure when the eggs hatch, they then head for nearby water and become aquatic Larvae.
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Many Thanks for all your views, faves and very kind comments.
Falmouth, Cornwall UK.
Migrant Hawker female, a difficult customer flying in among the vegetation looking for a suitable stem to deposit her eggs.
Unlike most Dragonflies that lay their eggs in water she cuts a slit in a stem and leaves her eggs in the fissure when the eggs hatch, they then head for nearby water and become aquatic Larvae.
View LARGE
Many Thanks for all your views, faves and very kind comments.