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Calico Pennant Dragonfly

Calico Pennant Dragonfly

This beautiful red dragonfly clings to a blade of grass along side a lake at Fabic Nature Preserve in Fenton, MO.

This beautiful red dragonfly clings to a blade of grass along side a lake at Fabic Nature Preserve in Fenton, MO.
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Oct, 2014

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