A female Keeled Skimmer dragonfly (Orthetrum coerulescens) resting in long grass. Males are blue; females have a yellow-brown abdomen.

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Males are blue; females have a yellow-brown abdomen with a thin black line down the middle and thin black transverse lines

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Size: 3098px × 2313px
Location: Maastricht, Netherlands
Photo credit: © Anna Carpendale / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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