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Dragonflies doing stuff (mastodon.neatobuilds.com)
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Dragonflies doing stuff

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Two blue dragonflies mating, the one above is holding the lower dragonfly with its tail by the neck area while the lower dragonfly is attached on the bottom of the other dragonfly with it's tail area
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago

It’s not so much the size that tells them apart. Damselflies fold their wings together when they rest while dragonflies always have them out to the sides of their body.

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