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Jabeka Thunder Bay , Canada Aug 18, 2019

Found this large dragonfly on our dock and it couldn’t fly and seemed to be dying. From the picture it’s eyes seem damaged and there appears to be a fungus or growth on the legs.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 18, 2019

The dragonfly is Hagenius brevistylus, known as the dragonhunter. I cannot tell from your image whether the material on the dragonfly's leg is a superficial fungal growth or something else entirely. See https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainforests/16004044333/ for an image of a dragonfly infected with a Cordyceps fungus.

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