a dragonfly. I am happy my garden is the host to these guys since they are voracious predators of mosquitoes.
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July 21st, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Steve Mirick is a local Odonatologist, and could identify this one, I’m sure. I have asked him for a picture of him tracking dragonflies with his net, but for some reason I haven’t heard back from him.
Oh well, for more on dragonflies he said go to:
http://mdds.umf.maine.edu/
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:33 am
A friend tells me this is a Spangled Skimmer, a dragon fly only found in coastal areas.