meaning a golden ring dragon fly .
i saw one in britain in my garden yesterday people said i'm lucky because they are rare and only a few people have seen them
also what country do they come from
they look like wasps but have a dragon flys body and they are qiute large too
2006-07-30 00:32:25 · 4 answers · asked by Chesh » 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/
that will give you all the informatrion you need to identify and find most species native to the U.K
2006-07-30 00:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by g8bvl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The golden-ringed dragonfly is one of Britain’s largest dragonflies, and is the only member of the genus Cordulegaster in the country. Both the thorax and abdomen are black with bright yellow bands, the legs are black with yellow bases and the abdomen is swollen towards the tip. The large green eyes meet in a point at the top of the head. Females can be identified by the presence of a long pointed ovipositor at the tip of the abdomen. As with other dragonflies, the large wings are held outstretched when at rest, not folded back over the body as in damselflies. The large aquatic larva is hairy, and spends most of its life partially buried in the sediment with just the eyes and tip of the abdomen visible. The short head has prominent eyes, and in common with other dragonfly larvae it is armed with fearsome mouthparts.
Common in southern, western and northern England, Wales and Scotland. It becomes rare or even absent in parts of eastern England, the Midlands, eastern Scotland and Ireland. Elsewhere this species is found in central and northern Europe (3) and extends through Asia Minor to India (4).
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Hey visit the page
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_freshwater/Cordulegaster_boltonii/more_info.html
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cordulegaster_boltoni
http://www.cordulegaster.dirkpfuhl.de/
2006-07-30 00:40:53 · answer #2 · answered by MAXIMUS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
saw a red and black stripe one in a green grocers once ,bloke tried to catch it but it bit him, and got away
2006-07-30 00:37:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read carefully MAXIMUS information which is very interesting & informative.
2006-07-31 06:47:17 · answer #4 · answered by QISHC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋