The Emma's Dancer (Argia emma) is a damselfly on the northwestern quarter of the United States. The first 4 images shown here of a male, then two females and then another male, were taken on the Snake River at Massacre Rocks State Park, Power Co., Idaho, in July, 2008. The shots were taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender. |
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The next 4 images of Emma's Dancers were taken along the South Fork John Day River, Grant Co., Oregon, in July, 2008. Two of the images show a cluster of pairs of these insects while the females are ovipositing in some floating vegetation. |
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This shot shows a male and a mostly submerged female while she is ovipositing. |
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A tandem pair of Emma's Dancers is seen resting on a rock. |
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The next two shots of a male were taken along the John Day River in Grant Co., Oregon. |
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The female shown here and the male next were photographed on the John Day River near Spray, Wheeler Co., Oregon, in July, 2008. |
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The female shown here was on the Yakima River, Benton Co., Washington, in August, 2008. |
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