Posts Tagged: flame skimmer
An Old Flame (Skimmer)
Gotta love those flame skimmers. It's a joy to watch these firecracker-red dragonflies (Libellula...
Flame skimmer perched on a tomato-plant stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of flame skimmer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
No Sweat
Gotta love those dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.The Thunderbirds of the insect world, they...
Flame skimmer munches on a female sweat bee of the genus Halictus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Flame skimmer is long and lean with huge compound eyes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How to Tame Your Dragonfly
For at least three days, he visited our yard.He swooped over our fish pond and swimming pool and...
Flame skimmer perched on a bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Flame skimmer outlined against the sky. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of flamer skimmer with native bee in his mouth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Firecracker of a Dragonfly
You can't miss the flame skimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata). You especially can't miss the...
Flame skimmer (Libellula saturata) rests on a tomato stake after hunting prey over a fish pond. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Flamin' Dragonfly
Dragonflies occasionally hang around our fish pond to catch flying insects, such as flies and...
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