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Of Dragons and Damsels

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Odonata are a fascinating bunch of insects. Some dragonflies are docile enough they'll land on my finger repeatedly. I hope to get several good shots this year, but here's a collage of dragonflies and damselflies I've photographed in previous years.

Top left - Twelve Spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) - This was the first good photo I took of a dragonfly!

Top center - Little Blue Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax minuscula) - Friendly fella, let me photograph her for quite a while!

Top right - Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) - Found at my grandfather's house, had to get a few shots of this bright green fella!

Center left - American Bluet (Enallagma sp.) - I see these all over my yard. The only reason I couldn't pin point the species is because there are about a dozen or so speceis in genus Enallagma that look like this damselfly. It's like the Melanoplus of Odonata.

Bottom left - possibly a female Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata) - This one was taken at night, but the identification is based on more photos taken indoors which show a clearer view of the dragonfly. Flame Skimmer females are less brightly colored and are actually quite brown, the one in this photo was brown with bright red eyes.

Center/bottom right - Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) - This fella was found outside of a restaurant not too long ago. They didn't stand still so I gently grabbed one by the wings and photographed it. I let it go soon after with no harm done.

Central photo - Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) - No wonder I had trouble identifying this one. I was looking for "Red" or "Crimson" in the name on bugguide.net - but females of this species are a matte dark red with distinctive yellow markings on thorax and abdomen. Also, this is my favorite picture of a dragonfly I've taken, this one at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.
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