[Odonata-l] oviposition photos - Enallagma daeckii series

[Marion Dobbs]

Dennis,
This is a subject of interest to me, also. I have put up a series of images 
that show a pair of Enallagma daeckii from tandem flight through the 
completes submergence of the female as she oviposits into what appears to be 
a twig. The photos are poor, but the behavior is fascinating.
Double-clicking an image gives you a larger version; clicking the slideshow 
button gives you, well, a slideshow.

http://tinyurl.com/y82evs


Marion Dobbs
Floyd Co GA
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http://www.mamomi.net/Odonata/odecounty_index.htm
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Paulson" <dennispaulson at comcast.net>

Subject: [Odonata-l] oviposition photos


| Hello, all.
|
| I've been searching for information on how and where different
| odonate species lay their eggs, just to include in a field guide I'm
| writing, and it's surprisingly difficult information to find in the
| literature, often no more than a casual mention ("pair in tandem seen
| laying eggs in floating cattail stalks"). After looking through my