{"id":2287,"date":"2015-09-17T00:32:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T04:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2015-09-17T09:56:46","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T13:56:46","slug":"dragonflies-in-milliken-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/2015\/09\/17\/dragonflies-in-milliken-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragonflies in Milliken Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dragonflies are carnivorous flying insects that rule the air in the insect world. Like most groups of insects, dragonflies have a large variety of species, sometimes nearly indistinguishable unless you are an expert, and even then you might need to examine a live specimen, not just look at a photograph that might only show part of the animal from one angle. I am not going to state the exact species only a guess here, since I am even more uncertain than usual.
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\"Dragonfly.\"<\/a>

Dragonfly, my guess it is a female common whitetail but I am no expert.
The pictures in this post were taken in Milliken Park<\/a>, in Scarborough<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

A dragonfly looks kind of like a helicopter but its body is a lot more nimble and maneuverable.<\/p>\n

\"Dragonfly.\"<\/a>

Dragonfly, my guess is some species of clubtail.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dragonflies are fearsome predators throughout their entire lifetime, the larvae eat whatever they can overpower under water. Then one day they climb out of the water, molt and become helicopter-like adults that can catch other insects in the air with the greatest of ease.<\/p>\n

\"Dragonfly.\"<\/a>

Dragonfly, my guess is black saddlebags.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dragonfly larvae eat mosquito larvae, and adult dragonflies love to dine on mosquitoes, catching them in flight. Just remember that before you try to kill a dragonfly for your bug collection!<\/p>\n

Most adult dragonflies are quite beautiful.<\/p>\n

\"Dragonfly.\"<\/a>

Dragonfly, some species of darter.<\/p><\/div>\n

Coloration can be almost anything, the brightest metallic reds, yellows, blues and greens are quite common, some species are even metallic looking black.<\/p>\n

\"Dragonfly.\"<\/a>

Dragonfly, some darter species.<\/p><\/div>\n

These specimens were photographed at various occasions when I took quick walks in Milliken Park<\/a> and they were just sitting right in front of me. Unfortunately I seem to be unable to determine unequivocally what species each one is, hence the somewhat sloppy description. I apologize, but I always find insect identification tedious.<\/p>\n

Further Readings:<\/h4>\n
\nDragonfly<\/a> on Wikipedia.
\nThe Mermaid’s Tale: Dragonfly the hunter<\/a>.
\nDragonfly and Damselfly Guide<\/a>.
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