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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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.
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I love the Halloween Pennant dragonfly. They are so cool and serious carnivores.
~ Rick
This is a Halloween Pennant. It is a dragonfly, and a skimmer. I love this description from Wikipedia:
The Halloween pennant has been described as looking very similar to a butterfly. Its wings are entirely orange-yellow in color with dark brown bands, the Halloween inspiration for its common name. Dragonflies of its genus perch at the tips of plants, waving in the breeze like pennants. The young has yellow markings, including a stripe on its back. The adult male and female may develop pale red markings, especially on the face. This species is about 38 to 42 millimetres long. It is orange.
Very cool!!
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The Halloween Pennant is a species of dragonfly. I do have a thing for dragonflies. This is a male.
I don't recall noticing the red spots on the wings. That little detail really makes this a special photo.
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