Caption

Large pitch dragonflies (Ischnura elegans), Mating wheel, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Jun 08, 2012

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/W. Rolfes

Reference

BRK25D12_079

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,0Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3547 (300dpi)

Keywords

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