Scarlet percher (Diplacodes haematodes) dragonflies mating over water. These dragonflies are found near rivers, streams, ponds and lakes throughout Au

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Scarlet percher (Diplacodes haematodes) dragonflies mating over water. These dragonflies are found near rivers, streams, ponds and lakes throughout Australia (excluding Tasmania), Timor, New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Photographed in Sydney, Australia.

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Photo credit: © GERRY PEARCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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