On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 04:38:49 -0600, "Bob" <bobwhite@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>"Wooly" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Yesterday morning I was divebombed by the biggest dragonfly I've
>> ever seen: The body was longer than my hand and bottle-green, and
>> the wingspan was a good 12". I've had thumb-sized red dragonflies
>> around the yard all summer but this monster was something else
>> altogether.
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>As a kid (back in the 1940 - 50's, these were known as "S****
>Doctors".
This is the largest dragonfly found in central Texas
Giant Darner: Anax walsinghami
http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/FieldGuideAction.get/id/45024
The Giant Darner is not as large as you described, but the colors are
close. Females are mostly green all over..
Is it possible that you overestimated the size a bit? These are very
large insects.and could be described as being as big as your hand.
While harmless, they are scary.
Elliot Richmond
Itinerant astronomy teacher
Freelance science writer
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