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Dragonflies doing stuff (mastodon.neatobuilds.com)

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Dragonflies doing stuff

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[–] Genefixer@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

It’s not so much the size that tells them apart. Damselflies fold their wings together when they rest while dragonflies always have them out to the sides of their body.