▁point , ▁and ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁along ▁small , ▁clear , ▁wood land ▁streams , ▁flying ▁slowly ▁ 3 0 ▁to ▁ 7 0   cm ▁above ▁the ▁water . ▁When ▁dist urbed , ▁however , ▁they ▁can ▁fly ▁very ▁rapidly . ▁They ▁usually ▁h unt ▁high ▁in ▁forest ▁veget ation , ▁and ▁prefer ▁to ▁capture ▁pre y ▁rest ing ▁on ▁leaves ▁or ▁branches ▁( known ▁as ▁g lean ing ). ▁ ▁The ▁Cord ule g astr idae ▁usually ▁lay ▁their ▁eggs ▁in ▁the ▁sand ▁in ▁shall ow ▁water , ▁the ▁female ▁hover ing ▁just ▁above ▁the ▁water ▁with ▁her ▁body ▁in ▁a ▁vertical ▁position , ▁and ▁making ▁repeated ▁di ps ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁with ▁her ▁ab d omen . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁is ▁distributed ▁world wide ; ▁all ▁eight ▁species ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁genus ▁Cord ule g aster . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Cord ule g astr idae ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁k ord y lin us , ▁' club - sh aped ' ▁and ▁g aster , ▁bel ly . ▁The ▁common ▁name ▁sp ik et ails ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁females ' ▁prominent ▁ov ip os itors . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cord ule g astr idae ▁Category : O don ata ▁families <0x0A> </s> ▁B oss ▁is ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁in ▁T arr ant ▁County , ▁Texas , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁T arr ant ▁County , ▁Texas ▁Category : Un in cor