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Globe wanderer

Pantala flavescens, the globe skimmer, globe wanderer or wandering glider, is a wide-ranging dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.
Globe skimmers make an...
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Pantala flavescens, the globe skimmer, globe wanderer or wandering glider, is a wide-ranging dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.
Globe skimmers make an annual multigenerational journey of some 18,000 km (about 11,200 miles); to complete the migration, individual globe skimmers fly more than 6,000 km (3,730 miles)—one of the farthest known migrations of all insect species.
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Joviaal June 24, 2023
Like a golden wanderer.
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KristinaOers June 25, 2023
Real live jewel :-)
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Pjerry June 29, 2023
Wow, impressive insect.

Nice capture.
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KristinaOers June 29, 2023
Thanks Pierre! This one was also in the Camargue, loads of them in august 😁
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