May 25, 2023

I am an Eastern Pondhawk dragonfly

I'm green, so you know I'm young or female

Unlike adult males, who are mostly blue

And I have square black spots down my tail*

* Technically, that is my abdomen, not my tail, but abdomen doesn't really rhyme with much. 

Location: Goodwin WMA

Sources: https://bugguide.net/node/view/577

https://animalcorner.org/dragonfly-anatomy/

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