There were several Widow Skimmer Dragonflies hovering around, clearly plotting my demise, and I only managed to capture this one photo before they realized I was onto them. I can't imagine the sheer, unadulterated terror this creates for small insects—it's basically a tiny, winged apocalypse out there. 🤣
~ Rick
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Wow, a Cherry-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly. There were a lot of them too. I love the red body.
~ Rick
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It’s officially dragonfly season! We’ve been seeing so many of them around lately. These little aerial acrobats are amazing to watch! This one is a Widow Skimmer.
~ Rick
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This is a Halloween Pennant Dragonfly. It's one of my favorites. I love the colors and details. It is the 1st one I have seen this year so I got super excited.
~ Rick
This is an Eastern Pondhawk. I think this one is a male. I love watching and photographing dragoflies. Maybe that is becauese they are carnivores .. and good predators at that. This quote is from the link above:
{they} "... can take down insects as large as themselves. They will even eat members of their own species. The males and females of this species differ in color. Adult males are a powdery blue with a yellow-tipped abdomen, while females are bright green with some dark brown/black spots on the abdomen. Young males are also green, like females, with rings on the abdomen, but they will change color as they mature."
i am sure glad the are small .. can you immpage a 200 lbs version.
~ Rick