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Flame Skimmer

Libellula saturata

Description:

Male Flame Skimmers are known for their entirely red or dark orange body, this includes eyes, legs, and even wing veins. Females are usually a medium or darker brown with some thin, yellow markings. This particular type of skimmer varies in size but is generally measured somewhere between two and three inches long.[1] These naiads are known for being rather large and chubby-looking due to their rounded abdomen. They are covered with hair but, unlike most young dragonflies, they lack hooks or spines.

Habitat:

small freshwater pond

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1 Comment

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 11 years ago

Very nice shot.

DonnaPomeroy
Spotted by
DonnaPomeroy

Palo Alto, California, USA

Spotted on Jun 7, 2012
Submitted on Jun 13, 2012

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