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I saw a lot of dragonflies buzzing around the plants along the dam, and here's one resting on a plant at my campsite

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09834-dragonfly-800px.jpg I claim the campsite north of the dam right next to Paradise LakeThumbnailsAfter setting up camp and taking a rest inside the tent, it's time to filter some water from Paradise LakeI claim the campsite north of the dam right next to Paradise LakeThumbnailsAfter setting up camp and taking a rest inside the tent, it's time to filter some water from Paradise LakeI claim the campsite north of the dam right next to Paradise LakeThumbnailsAfter setting up camp and taking a rest inside the tent, it's time to filter some water from Paradise LakeI claim the campsite north of the dam right next to Paradise LakeThumbnailsAfter setting up camp and taking a rest inside the tent, it's time to filter some water from Paradise LakeI claim the campsite north of the dam right next to Paradise LakeThumbnailsAfter setting up camp and taking a rest inside the tent, it's time to filter some water from Paradise Lake

It turns out that several of these leafless plant stems around my campsite have dragonflies clinging to them. They camouflage so well that they could go unnoticed, and for some reason they don't fly away when I approach them with the camera.