The Slaty Skimmers were busy making more skimmers at Huntley Meadows on a hot and humid Sunday morning. I've never seen them as abundant before- saw at least four or five mating pairs (like the pair pictured- the male is the dark blue one) and there were many, many more zipping around chasing each other. I saw about six or seven males in one spot vying for a single females attention. Dragonflies form a wheel position when the male grabs the female by the back of the head and the female bends her abdomen around to pick up a sperm packet from the male. Also seen were a few Spangled Skimmers (bottom picture).
The Slaty Skimmers were busy making more skimmers at Huntley Meadows on a hot and humid Sunday morning. I've never seen them as abundant before- saw at least four or five mating pairs (like the pair pictured- the male is the dark blue one) and there were many, many more zipping around chasing each other. I saw about six or seven males in one spot vying for a single females attention. Dragonflies form a wheel position when the male grabs the female by the back of the head and the female bends her abdomen around to pick up a sperm packet from the male. Also seen were a few Spangled Skimmers (bottom picture).
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