Attempted predation on Orthetrum stemmale by Polyspilota sp. When we prospect for dragonflies, we do not limit ourselves to odonates, and any form of life is worth documenting. Here, along a forest trail near large puddles, we were observing a ballet of numerous odonates attracted by the water and the patch of light in this
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Tentative de prédation sur Orthetrum stemmale mâle par Polyspilota sp. Lorsque nous prospectons les libellules, nous ne nous contentons pas des odonates et toute forme de vie est intéressante à documenter. Ici, sur le bord d'un sentier forestier, près de grandes flaques d'eau, nous observions un ballet de nombreux odonates attirés par l'eau et la
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The male Orthetrum stemmale is apparently very common along forest paths, even though fully pruinose and mature individuals are rarely encountered. And fortunately so, because when they are adorned in blue like this, they are almost indistinguishable from O. brachiale and closely resemble O. julia. Personally, I find that the secondary genitalia under (S2) in
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