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29-JUL-2016

IMG_0912 NOT EGGS...but MITES!

What a surprise when I opened up this image in Adobe Camera Raw and saw what I thought were eggs on this dragonfly. Uploaded the picture (560 px longest side max if you want to use them) to bugguide.net and was told they were mites.
It's a Pachydiplax longipennis, "Blue Dasher".

Canon EOS 7D
1/320s f/11.0 at 300.0mm iso500 full exif

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Raymond30-Jul-2016 11:49
Wow, I would have thought eggs as well! interesting
MarcViskens30-Jul-2016 06:10
Excellent shot Isabel
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet29-Jul-2016 19:53
Great capture.
larose forest photos29-Jul-2016 19:20
Fantastic shot of this beauty! Wow. I wish they were eggs, but they are mites, which afflict so many insects. Dragonflies usually deposit their eggs in the water, or in aquatic vegetation. V