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3 July 2005

Damselfly

Lake Meredith, Texas

Canon EOS Rebel GII,Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 ASP HF ,ISO 400

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Guest 07-Sep-2006 07:02
Wow... so so close up that's superb.
Great detail.
Well done.
Ian
Dale Stanton25-Sep-2005 17:46
Thank you, o'Fieldstream. It is taken care of. Feel free to comment any way you like. :) I checked out your PBase gallery, too....posted a comment.
Guest 25-Sep-2005 17:03
Doxielover1..
One more time .. As you can see the URL natively becomes a 'hot link'. PBase recognized the full-path URL and makes it hot. OK .. that's cool.

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les O'fieldstream
Guest 25-Sep-2005 17:01
Doxielover1 ..
Well, obviously PBase either doesn't like HTML tags or you do not have it set .. not sure if you can .. I've toured a lot of PBase galleries but this is the first time I've commented on one. So .. sorry for the double message .. but now I know NO HTML TAGS !

Here's the URL for USGS: Odonata: Texas web site:
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/dfly/tx/toc.htm

les O'fieldstream
Guest 25-Sep-2005 16:58
Doxielover1,

This is also a Damselfly - not a Dragonfly. The KEY to ID a Dragon vs. Damsel .. are three (3) things: 1) WINGS, 2) LEGS and 3) SIZE

1_ WINGS - when at rest - always in SWEPT-BACK and UP formation, with Wing edges VERTICAL - inner-edge UP w/outer-edge DOWN. The Dragon does NOT fold or close its wings; always in double-bi-wing-flat layout.

2_ LEGS - the Damsel's legs are THINNER and LONGER (all 3-segments are longer in proption to the overall length compared to the Dragon). Hairs on the Damsel's legs are LONGER and FEWER than Dragon.

3_ SIZE - Damsel is DAINTY compared to the Dragon. Abodemen of Damsel is very slender - Dragon is bulky.

As I stated in the 'other' Damsel, but may not have been a 'clear' in my statement - to ID a Damsel to it's specific identity - the WING VEINS are necessary to be fully visable; they were NOT in the 'other one'... so a 'specific' ID was not possible. In this one - though I can see only bit of it - due to the 'dusty' grey-blue color of the THORAX and ABDOBMEN .. I would venture a guess on this to be the Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) Damselfly.

Here's a great online source to help ID the various members of the Family Odonata in your home state of Texas.
USGS: Odonata: Texas

[NOTE: I'm not sure you have HTML markup selected. If no then just strip the URL from inside the tags to view]

You will see there are a number of varieties (sub-species) that do not have photos with them -but the counties of the state where they have been ID'd are listed. Maybe you can capture some and send offer a photo of them to the USGS (United States Geological Survey).

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les O'fieldstream
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