2. MAINE INSECTS

DRAGONFLIES, DAMSELS & DARNERS

Dragonflies, Damselflies, Darners, Skimmers, Pennants, etc. If I have misidentified any of these, please let me know.
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  • These are either Clamp-tipped Emerald dragonflies or Cyrano Darners. The later would be the smaller species, the former larger, but not common. Phippsburg Maine late September found in deep spruce wood with some deciduous trees, mostly oaks around. They are mating.
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  • A Cross Spider, the biggest one I have ever seen, trying to subdue a dragonfly caught in its web. Cross spiders are orb weaver spiders. They spin an elaborate web to capture prey. They build a new web every day. This one attempted to tackle this dragonfly three times before being able to subdue it. The dragonfly put up a great fight. Once the spider fell to the ground, a distance that for a human would have been about 50 feet! It climbed all the way back to its web, which took over two hours. Oh, the drama!
  • Cross Spider Araneus diadematus<br /> Also known as European garden spider, Diadem spider, or Cross Orbweaver<br /> Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers). This one had captured a dragonfly in its web and was wrapping it for eating later. Phippsburg, Maine
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  • Pachydiplax longipennis (Burmeister, 1839)<br /> BLUE DASHER<br /> Libellula longipennis; Libellula socia Rambur - a pale blue dragonfly with a green head eating fly, Phippsburg Maine late July
  • Pachydiplax longipennis (Burmeister, 1839)<br /> BLUE DASHER<br /> Libellula longipennis; Libellula socia Rambur - a pale blue dragonfly with a green head eating fly, Phippsburg Maine late July
  • Pachydiplax longipennis (Burmeister, 1839)<br /> BLUE DASHER<br /> Libellula longipennis; Libellula socia Rambur - a pale blue dragonfly with a green head eating fly, Phippsburg Maine late July
  • Species Libellula incesta - Slaty Skimmer dragonfly, Phippsburg Maine late July
  • Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) is a species of broad-winged damselfly. Male photographed in Baxter State Park, Millinocket Maine
  • Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) is a species of broad-winged damselfly. Female photographed in Baxter State Park, Millinocket Maine. Note the white spots on her wings designating her as female.
  • Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) is a species of broad-winged damselfly. Male photographed in Baxter State Park, Millinocket Maine
  • Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) is a species of broad-winged damselfly. Male photographed in Baxter State Park, Millinocket Maine
  • Summer Fishfly - Chauliodes pectinicornis - Female, Phippsburg, Maine early July
  • Red Meadowhawk dragonfly, dragonfly, flying insect seen in grasslands, meadows and fields in Maine summer months, Phippsburg, Maine
  • Phippsburg, Maine dragonfly, flying insect seen in grasslands, fields and meadows of Maine in the summer months
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