The Beaverpond Baskettail is a drab looking Emerald that is mostly dark with red and grey eyes that turn green or blue with maturity and yellow spots running down the abdomen. It is difficult to distinguish between most species of Baskettails unless you have the specimen in hand
Males are very territorial and patrol a variable sized territory, alternating between hovering and flight. Beaverpond Baskettails often join large feeding swarms, mixing primarily with Spiny Baskettails
Acidic lakes, ponds and slow moving streams.
Females produce eggs which accumulate on the end of their abdomen, like a basket, while the female looks for a suitable location to oviposit. She will look for a location with aquatic vegetation and twigs in the water, where she will dip her abdomen in and release the 'basket' of eggs which become egg strings in the water. Often more than one female will oviposit in the same location
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