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(Insecta: Odonata) of the Columbia Basin, British Columbia: Field Surveys, Collections Development and Public Education Table of Contents Family Cordulegastridae (Spiketails) The Cordulegastridae is a family of large black and yellow dragonflies. Unlike those of other dragonfly families in British Columbia, the eyes of the adult meet at a single point on top of the head. The female ovipositor is formed differently than that of the Aeshnidae; it is long and spadelike, designed for ovipositing in streambeds rather than in plant tissue. The large, squat, hairy larvae bury themselves in the sediment to await their prey. The labium of the larva -- with its palps deeply and irregularly toothed -- is distinctive. Genus:
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