dragonfly id help

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Algol
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dragonfly id help

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saw this golddragonfly yesterday, however couldn't get it to land nearer the ground for an upper shot so any help appreciated.
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That's a female broad-bodied chaser, Libellula depressa. They look a little like huge bees as they zoom around.

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Re: dragonfly id help

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cheers guy, was gonna toot on my dragonfly id site, but it aint as good for visual id as on here
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