This species of dragonfly is normally found in North America yet this one was spawning in a pond in Malta in the Mediterranean

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This dragonfly is very hard to capture as it only lays still for a couple of seconds at most, even while spawning.

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Size: 4680px × 3661px
Location: San Anton Gardens, Malta
Photo credit: © William Attard McCarthy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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