Speaking of dragonflies, I snapped this picture of a bug I have never seen. I think it's a dragonfly because it has 4 wings, but each wing looks like a single thin wire with a small black flag on the end it. I can't figure out how it can even fly (but it does). If anyone has any idea what it is I'd love to know.
Cool, huh.
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that is the strangest thing i've ever seen. i can't wait to see some strange creatures like that when we visit in august!!!
That type of dragonfly is known as the "Common Whitetail or Long-tailed Skimmer" Cool pictures of it on Wikipedia.
Wow, that's quite the beauty. I've never seen anything like it. Those flags really are at the tip of filaments? Wow...
WOW Jason, your good. (or a raving geek). I looked up the pictures and they do have whole wings, they are just so transparent that even up close its hard to tell.
Thanks Jason (trivia geek)
Scott
p.s. did you just know or did you look it up somehow?
Oh, I like your notable quotes, BTW.
I actually spent a few minutes searching for it after I saw your pictures.
do you guys get fireflys there? I've never seen them before
Holy Cow..that is the coolest thing I've ever seen. That's amazing how beautiful it is.
Hey, I saw one of those by the horse pasture Wednesday. It's the first one I've ever seen here. There's an article in Birds and Blooms this month about skimmers. It showed some pictures of some very nearly like that one, but not quite. Yes, we do have fireflies here. They show up towards the end of the summer.
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