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[Image Number] 72 [Image (Click to Enlarge)] Black-shouldered Spinyleg Dragonfly Dromogomphus spinosus While hiking at Haw Ridge I noticed a commotion in a nearby tree and saw this dragonfly eating a Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly. Dragonflies can carry prey that is... [Image Viewed] 1247 [Caption] 
Black-shouldered Spinyleg Dragonfly Dromogomphus spinosus While hiking at Haw Ridge I noticed a commotion in a nearby tree and saw this dragonfly eating a Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly. Dragonflies can carry prey that is nearly as large as themselves! I took this photo with a 70 - 300mm telephoto lens. Despite their weight, it pays to carry a variety of lenses! Thanks to Jim Bangma, a dragonfly enthusiast, who helped me identify this and the following "dragons and damsels"!
Insects IV - True Flies, Dragonflies and insects with "fly" in their name
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