It visted me while I was pike fishing this morning.
Any guesses on what it is called?
What Kind Of Dragonfly?
It visted me while I was pike fishing this morning.
Any guesses on what it is called?
found it!!!
Black Clubtail, Hagenius brevistylus
When you arise in the morning, think of what a
precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think,
to enjoy, to love.
- Marcus Aurelius
Tie that puppy up and call it smallmouth bass fly.
I love all the dragonflies around my place, they do a fantastic job of keeping the skeeters and such away.
Larry ---sagefisher---
It looks like it's dressed in Green Bay Packers colors.
Ed
It is also known as a Dragon Hunter.
Description: The Dragonhunter is a member of the gomphid dragonfly family (family Gomphidae). Mostly stream-haunting insects, gomphid dragonflies, 1 7/8-3" (48-76 mm) long, rest on logs, stones, and leaves, or dart from one resting place to another, seizing prey along the way. Only a few species frequent ponds. The adult is easily recognized by the widely separated compound eyes and sprawling legs. The female lacks an ovipositor and flies alone over the water, striking the tip of her abdomen through the water surface, each time discharging many eggs. Naiads have wedge-shaped heads and thick, 4-segmented antennae. Using their stiff legs, they burrow in bottom debris. There are about 10 genera in North America.
Cut and pasted from Audubon Field Guide.
Last edited by billhouk; 06-13-2014 at 09:29 PM.
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