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The California darner typically spends several years maturing from a naiad before transitioning into their adult dragonfly form. When this transformation occurs, it occurs at night, which is believed to be an adaptation in order to avoid being preyed upon by diurnal predators such as birds, frogs, and fish.
Dragonflies of North America. Vol. revised edition. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-94-2. Nikula, Blair; Loose, Jennifer L.; Burne, Matthew R. (2003). Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. "North American Odonata". Dragonfly Society of the Americas. 2012
Libellula is a genus of dragonflies, called chasers (in English) or skimmers (in American), in the family Libellulidae. They are distributed throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Many have showy wing patterns.
Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-94-2. Nikula, Blair; Loose, Jennifer L.; Burne, Matthew R. (2003). Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691113647. Ball-Damerow, J.E.; Oboyski, P.T.; Resh, V.H. (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys (482): 67–89.
Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-94-2. Nikula, Blair; Loose, Jennifer L.; Burne, Matthew R. (2003). Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
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The blue-eyed darner is a large species with a length of 65–70 mm (2.6–2.8 in). The eyes of both males and females are bright blue. The male is dark brown to brownish black. The top of the thorax, behind the head, is marked with two blue stripes, and each side of the thorax is marked with a pair of blue diagonal stripes. The abdomen is ...