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A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies possess six legs (like any other insect), but most of them cannot walk well. Dragonflies are some of the fastest insects in the world. Dragonflies are valuable predators that eat mosquitoes, and other small insects like flies, bees, ants, wasps, and very rarely butterflies.
They are usually found around marshes, lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands because their larvae, known as "nymphs", are aquatic.
Yolande
Could also be Trithemis furva (Navy dropwing). Since the navy dropwing prefers running water and the Dorsal dropwing prefers still standing water, I will go with the latter (it looks like photo was taken on edge of swimming pool).
Spotted on Apr 17, 2012
Submitted on Apr 18, 2012
