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  1. 12-07-2010 #1
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    At Barnes on Saturday.
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    I think they should be called a 'used-toothpaste-tube dragonfly' Nice catch - I've not seen one, but I am quite taken by the colourscheme - it's unusual to have brown and dusty grey together.
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    The abdomen should be powdery blue. It must be the way the light is reflecting.
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    Well, it does lok very blue to me, I just concentrated on the grey side.
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    Well done Joe, I've seen one but not managed to photograph one.
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