Common Green Darner over water

Class: Hexapoda (animals with six legs - includes all insects)
Order: Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
    odon = tooth (Greek)
Suborder: Anisoptera (dragonflies)
Family: Aeshnidae (darners)
Species: Anax junius
Common Name: Common Green Darner
Date: 2001 July 30
Place: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
    Manzanita Spring flying over water

This is a poor picture. Mature individuals are constantly on the wing. The best time to photograph mature adults is when they are laying their eggs. The adults fly about in tandem pairs and remain together while the female lays her eggs. Immature adults do land occasionally during the daytime, but they are not fully colored.

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