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Frosted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia frigida)
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Tempus Fugit lemmy.world Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48945828

Great Lakes region, USA. June 2026.

I like this shot a bit. It had turned its head towards me before taking off. I love seeing so many dragon and damselflies out and about. One sign of a healthy ecosystem.
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acockworkorange mander.xyz acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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Heh, frosted white nose in the scientific name. I wonder what the other genus members look like that made them call it frosted.
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Tempus Fugit lemmy.world Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world
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acockworkorange wrote:
Heh, frosted white nose in the scientific name. I wonder what the other genus members look like that made them call it frosted.

I assume they all have that white frons.
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acockworkorange mander.xyz acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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Tempus Fugit wrote:
I assume they all have that white frons.

That explains white nosed/faced, which all (most?) Leucorrhinia share. But why frosted / frigida?
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Tempus Fugit lemmy.world Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world
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acockworkorange wrote:
That explains white nosed/faced, which all (most?) Leucorrhinia share. But why frosted / frigida?

Ah, I believe that's for the cooler environment they're found in.
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acockworkorange mander.xyz acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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Tempus Fugit wrote:
Ah, I believe that's for the cooler environment they're found in.

That would do it. Thanks!
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Tempus Fugit lemmy.world Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world
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acockworkorange wrote:
That would do it. Thanks!

Its a bit of a misnomer though. Its 100F out RN...
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