Giant bush dragonfly: Birds Image Stock https://www.birdsimagestock.com/p993695696 The largest dragonfly species in New Zealand, the endemic bush giant dragonfly (Uropetala carovei) is known in Māori as kapokapowai (meaning "water snatcher"). The name kapokapowai or kapowai refers to its aquatic larval stage (nymph), which shoots out a long, extendable jaw to grab prey. en-us (C) BirdsImageStock birdsimagestock@gmail.com (Birds Image Stock) Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:17:58 GMT Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:22:34 GMT Insects Animals https://www.birdsimagestock.com/img/s/v-10/p1801576170-10.jpg Giant bush dragonfly: Birds Image Stock https://www.birdsimagestock.com/p993695696 120 120 Giant bush dragonfly https://www.birdsimagestock.com/p993695696/e6B61DEEA

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