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--Apple-Mail-841--979910478 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Nancy, note especially on your third photo that the halteres (whitish stalks with knobs) are very visible attached to the very humped thorax. These halteres always mean a Dipteran, a fly, and are especially visible on large crane flies. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> > Date: September 11, 2013 9:03:21 AM ADT > To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] unknown dragonfly > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > When I saw this Dragonfly (?Erythrodiplax berenice - Seaside > Dragonlet) > last evening I thought it was a Crane Fly b/c of the long legs. The > stiff wings made a clicking sound as it flew around the light. Poor > quality photos but may be enough to ID (details in caption): > http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9721534231/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9724762430/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9724761786/ > > These two were mating below the same light this morning: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9721531891/ > > Location is on the coast in an area of mudflats/salt marsh. > > Please correct or confirm the identity plus any other info would be > appreciated. > > Thanks, Nancy --Apple-Mail-841--979910478 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Nancy, note especially on your third photo that the halteres (whitish = stalks with knobs) are very visible attached to the very humped thorax. = These halteres always mean a Dipteran, a fly, and are especially = visible on large crane flies. Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">nancy dowd <<a = href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 11, 2013 9:03:21 AM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>" = <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] unknown = dragonfly</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">When I saw this Dragonfly (?Erythrodiplax berenice - = Seaside Dragonlet)</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">last evening I thought it = was a Crane Fly b/c of the long legs. The stiff wings made a clicking = sound as it flew around the light. Poor quality photos but may be enough = to ID (details in caption):</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9721534231/">http://www.= flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9721534231/</a></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9724762430/">http://www.= flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9724762430/</a></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9724761786/">http://www.= flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9724761786/</a></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">These = two were mating below the same light this morning:</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9721531891/">http://www.= flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9721531891/</a></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Location = is on the coast in an area of mudflats/salt marsh.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Please = correct or confirm the identity plus any other info would be = appreciated.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px;