File image: dragonfly
What: Gynandromorphs biological phenomenon
Where: Thrissur, Kerala
Who: Scarlet Skimmer
Researchers have spotted a peculiar dragonfly, the Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia), in the Puzhakkal area of the Kole wetlands in Thrissur .
They recorded ‘gynandromorphism’ in the individual dragonfly.
Gynandromorphism is a very rare biological phenomenon. Gynandromorphs are chimeric individuals having both male and female tissues and it is viewed by the scientific community as a genetic aberration.
Male dragonflies typically have a prominent blood-red colouration in almost all the body parts and the female is pale yellow in colour with a dark brown thorax and legs.
The finding of Renjith R.V and Vivek Chandran has been published in the latest issue of the Journal of Threatened Taxa.
(Source: The Hindu)
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