What lurketh in the darkest woods?
Hemlock varnish shelf of course!
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Found these the other day on my bug infested walk through a nearby state park. They're pretty impressive. Shiny, colorful and huge - like dinner plate size.
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Here's junior with his bud -
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It's sort of what I imagine a primeval forest to be like. Now where are those 3-foot dragonflies?