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    Any advice on the topic of attracting green darners to our backyard?

    Hello folks! The springtime is soon to be here, and with the arrival of warm weather, the giant green darner (Anax junius) will return with the migratory birds and butterflies. The green darner is possibly my favorite of all dragonflies. It is one of the most famous dragonflies, and to me, a...
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  2. Common Green Darner Pair

    Common Green Darner Pair

    Common Green Darner (Anax junius: Aeshnidae) Species sexually dimorphic. 6.8-8.4 cm (2.7-3.3 in) long. Where there is a will, there is a way. Houston Arboretum, Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Lowland pine/yaupon forest with small wetlands at ca. 4 m (13 ft) elevation.
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    • Category: Invertebrates
  3. Common Green Darner (male)

    Common Green Darner (male)

    Common Green Darner (Anax junius: Aeshnidae) Male, species sexually dimorphic. 6.8-8.4 cm (2.7-3.3 in) long. Houston Arboretum, Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Lowland pine/yaupon forest with small wetlands at ca. 4 m (13 ft) elevation.
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  4. Swamp Darner

    Swamp Darner

    Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros: Aeshnidae) 8.0-9.4 cm (3.2-3,7 in) long. This huge darner was photographed in Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Open park setting with scattered oaks, pecan and juniper at ca. 94 m (310 ft) elevation adjacent to an un-named tributary of Carter Creek.
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  5. Common Green Darner (male)

    Common Green Darner (male)

    Common Green Darner (Anax junius: Aeshnidae ) Male, species sexually dimorphic. This large species ranges from 6.8-8.4 cm (2.7-3.3 in) long. Photographed at Baggett Country, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA. Edwards Plateau Vegetational Area. Rolling limestone hills with remnant...
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  6. Common Green Darner (female)

    Common Green Darner (female)

    Common Green Darner (Anax junius: Aeshnidae) This species has a total length of 6.8-8.4 cm (2.7-3.3 in) long. Photographed in Hornsby Bend, east of Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA. Edwards Plateau Vegetational Area. Colorado River bottomlands and sewage treatment ponds at ca. 128 m (420 ft)...
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  7. Common Green Darner

    Common Green Darner

    Common Green Darner (Anax junius: Aeshnidae) These large dragonflies are 6.8 to 8.4 cm (2.68 to 3.31 in) long with a wingspan of 9.0-11.4 cm (3.54-4.49 in). The blue abdomen signifies this specimen as a male. Photographed at Pollywog Pond in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA. Black...
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