Dickens Spring, Dickens, Texas.
Two identical individuals hanging out and quickly circling to land again on herbaceous plants and sticks near the ground.
With Betsy Atteberry, Kate Peterson, and Peterson family.
@joshualincoln Would you kindly help elucidate what’s going on here? Is this mate-guarding behavior exhibited by two females of different hues? Is it attempted cannibalistic predation? Or maybe something else entirely?
Observations faite dans le cadre de l’Initiative pour un atlas des libellules du Québec
Notez qu’une autorisation est requise pour capturer des insectes dans le parc national des Grands-Jardins.
Observations made under the Initiative for a Quebec Dragonfly Survey.
Note that an authorization is required to capture insects in the Grands-Jardins National Park.
N end of Cape Pond Rockport MA