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©Nicky Davis June 03, 2006 - Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah GPS 40°29' 73" N 111°57'26" W. Elev. 4470 feet 1. Full View, lateral 2. Full View, lateral 3. Full View, dorsal 4. Thorax and Head, dorsal 5. Thorax and Head, lateral 6., 7., 8. Four photos of appendages. The first 3 are of a cold subject so the colors are not true. The 4th photo is of the subject warmed up and represents it's normal colors. ________________________________________________________________________ 9. male resting by stream - August 23, 2005, Summit, Iron County, Utah ©Nicky Davis Utah 10. close-up of male's face - August 23, 2005, Summit, Iron County, Utah ©Nicky Davis Utah Characteristics Small, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches. Dancers have hair on their legs that is longer than the space between the hairs. They like to land on horizontal surfaces rather than foliage. Vivid blue with wide, dark, dorsal stripe on the upper thorax. On the sides of the thorax they have black stripes pinched in the middle. The middle segments of the abdomen have backward pointing arrows on the sides. Segments eight, nine and ten are all blue. Females are tan, and patterned like males. Pronunciation see-nag-ree-on-id-ee Back to Top |