Widow Skimmer Dragonfly (male)

Thanks Argy! Where are you buzzing around these days?!

Thank you, Antonio:)

Amazing capture Jemma,gorgeous,congrats and thanks for sharing

Beautiful picture Jemma

Thanks, bee.

Nice shot Jemma. It is rare to spot these guys sitting still!

Thanks ,Tic Thapanya.

Thanks Yuko! :)

Thanks so much for the awesome info , Gators!I did see them defending their territory ,vigilantly chasing of pond hawks!

The Widow Skimmer dragonfly will perch on vegetation in open areas, like meadows and fields. They will claim and ferociously defend their favorite perch from other Widow Skimmers looking for a perch. The Widow Skimmer will wait until their prey in sight to start their attack. Once the prey is in sight, the Widow Skimmer will swoop in and capture their quarry. They will proceed to eat the small flying insect with their small, scissor-like mouth-parts. They can consume thousands of mosquitos, biting flies and midges. :)

beautiful dragonfly

Very beautiful!

The species name means sorrowful or mournful, perhaps because the wings of both male and female seem to be draped in mourning crepe.