2004
Photograph,
Great Blue Skimmer Dragonfly (Libellula vibrans), Huntley
Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia ©
2004.
Blue? Well, eventually.
This is a juvenile female of the species and she is using her front pair
of legs to clean her huge compound eyes. Dragonflies go thorough a
period of maturation after they emerge from the aquatic nymph stage.
During maturation, both sexes darken in color. Males of this species
also develop a waxy covering that produces a "bloom" over the surface of
the abdomen.
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