Odonata: Hemicorduliidae

Hemicordulia australiae  

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)
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© Geoff Walker 2016
Karawatha Forest Park, QLD (Feb, 2016)

An Australian Emerald dragonfly, caught in a spider web, tries in vain to get free and will soon meet its end from exhaustion or spider bite.

A small spider spins additional web around the dragonfly's tail, helping to trap it more securely.

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald wing detail

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald

Australian Emerald (Hemicordulia australiae)

Australian Emerald