[NatureNS] ID help needed!

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:09:35 -0300
From: Eleanor Lindsay <kelindsay@eastlink.ca>
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  I have a (presumably aquatic, or semi-aquatic) creature - forgive my 
lack of knowing what else to call it - but it is behaving unlike 
anything I have seen before in my 10 year old pond.
For the past 4-5 days approx it has been clinging just above the water 
level to the blade of a pond iris; it does not appear to have moved at 
all, other than occasionally to raise itself slightly up the blade to 
keep its rear end off the water.
Its body is chunky, a pale beige colour overall and seems to have a 
'hump' (?wing buds) on its back. I have wondered if it is some kind of 
dragonfly, of which I have many every year, but I have never before 
observed a creature like this staying the same position for so long and 
would like to understand what it is and why it is doing this.
I can send photos to anyone interested in seeing it.

Hopefully, Eleanor Lindsay
Seabright , St Margaret's Bay


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    <font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I have a (presumably
      aquatic, or semi-aquatic) creature - forgive my lack of knowing
      what else to call it - but it is behaving unlike anything I have
      seen before in my 10 year old pond. <br>
      For the past 4-5 days approx it has been clinging just above the
      water level to the blade of a pond iris; it does not appear to
      have moved at all, other than occasionally to raise itself
      slightly up the blade to keep its rear end off the water.<br>
      Its body is chunky, a pale beige colour overall and seems to have
      a 'hump' (?wing buds) on its back. I have wondered if it is some
      kind of dragonfly, of which I have many every year, but I have
      never before observed a creature like this staying the same
      position for so long and would like to understand what it is and
      why it is doing this. <br>
      I can send photos to anyone interested in seeing it.<br>
      <br>
      Hopefully, Eleanor Lindsay<br>
      Seabright , St Margaret's Bay<br>
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