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| DIN110 |
2007
Photograph,
Gomphid Dragonfly, sometimes called a Clubtail (Gomphid family), G.
Richard Thompson WMA, Linden, Virginia ©
2007.
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Species information: There are many species of
dragonflies in the Gomphid family, including about 10 genera in North
America. These are mostly stream-haunting species and are
characterized by a noticeable distance between the compound eyes, giving
the head a dumbbell look from above. They also tend to have an
expanded tip of the abdomen--hence the name Club-tail. Determining
species is often difficult and involves close inspection of the shape of
the claspers at the end of the male's abdomen and the shape of their
secondary sexual apparatus.
Nature Photography and Wildlife Photography by Gerry Gantt, from Marsh,
Field, Forest and River.
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