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Saturday, August 28, 2021

August 28, 2021

I am known as a Widow Skimmer dragonfly
The name comes from how I mate
My girlfriend and I get down then I'm gone - 
Leaving her a "widow" to take care of the eggs. 

(Special thanks to guest photographer, David Simpson.)

Location: Pena Blanca Lake, AZ

Sources: https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Widow-Skimmer

Photo © 2021 David Simpson and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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