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Pipestone National Monument
Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes
Dragonfly

NPS, G. Wagner

Dragonfly

Over fifty-six families of insects inhabit Pipestone National Monument. Thousands of specimens representing these families are curated at the Monument.
Tallgrass prairie landscape with Big Bluestem Grass  

Did You Know?
Pipestone National Monument is one of the few remaining areas of native tallgrass prairie. Over 400,000 square miles of tall grass prairie once covered the Midwest. Less than 1% of the original tall grass prairie remains today.
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Last Updated: July 28, 2006 at 11:39 EST