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  1. Surreybirder

    Article- Arthropod/Insect/Dragonfly basics

    PS Since writing the above, I have now seen small red-eyed damselflies in Surrey (at the Blindley Heath site mentioned, but not found by me). Also, there is actually a third sub-order of Odonata which only has two species, I believe, relics of earlier, more wide-spread genera. Steve will no...
  2. Surreybirder

    Article- Arthropod/Insect/Dragonfly basics

    Steve, I don't know where there is a pic of the giant dragonfly but I saw a reference in a book on our local (county) dragonflies. In case it's of any interest, I'm attaching an article I wrote for a local bird newsletter(!). I'm sorry that some of the references will not mean much to anyone...
  3. Surreybirder

    Article- Arthropod/Insect/Dragonfly basics

    One extra fact that I found fascinating: apparently a fossil dragonfly has been found with an 67 cm wing span!
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