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4/23/06

Blackwater Clubtail - Gomphus dilatatus

Apalachicola National Forest, FL

Male. Many large clubtails exhibit this "obelisking" behavior on hot days where they raise their abdomens in the air. This helps them keep cool by exposing less of their bodies to the sun.


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