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 Odonata from Poland
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| Inja |
Posted on 25-01-2013 20:54
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Member Location: Posts: 32 Joined: 04.01.13 |
Hi, I found completely dry Odonata. Could you help me to recognize species? I attach photos made few days ago. Regards Grzegorz Inja attached the following image:  [124.42Kb] |
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| Inja |
Posted on 25-01-2013 20:55
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Member Location: Posts: 32 Joined: 04.01.13 |
One more photo 
Inja attached the following image:  [131.26Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 25-01-2013 22:32
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7353 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Aeshna cyanea?
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| Inja |
Posted on 25-01-2013 23:03
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Member Location: Posts: 32 Joined: 04.01.13 |
I searched the web and I have got some doubts... Shape of clypeus is a little different than clypeus of my dragonfly. Maybe I am wrong, but in my opinion is not Aeshna cyanea (Żagnica sina - in my language) |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 26-01-2013 09:05
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7353 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Your specimen has no head - what you may be thinking is a small, shrivelled head is actually the prothorax. Hopefully this will make things clearer. 
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Inja |
Posted on 26-01-2013 10:59
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Hi Your reply was very exciting. And now I am curious why this dragonfly have no head ? What's happened with her? Is it one of the stages of pupation ? Regards Grzegorz |
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| Andrzej |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:16
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Member Location: Poland Posts: 2441 Joined: 05.01.06 |
Bezgłowe ważki ! (Headless dragonflies - in Polish)
Dr. A. J. Woznica, Institute of Biology, Wroclaw University of Environmental & Life Sciences. Poland |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 26-01-2013 16:41
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7353 Joined: 19.11.04 |
The heads of adult dragonflies are loosely attached, so that they can move them easily when they're alive. Unfortunately it also makes them susceptible to decapitation, especially when they're dead and dry. (Not as bad as Pipunculidae, though!)
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