Dragonfly Pictures from Ontario
Dragonfly pictures from Ontario. Not a big part of anyone's vacation, unless you're a naturalist, but they do add color to the provincial scenery. This Blue Dasher dragonfly hovers over the quiet edges of lakes
and pools throughout Ontario searching for insects. I
like dragonflies because they keep down the mosquitoes, gnats
and many other biting things that plague us in the months of summer.
Dragonflies spend most of their lives under water as
'nymphs', a kind of caterpillar stage for them. The
flying phase is only their final incarnation where
they briefly mate and, when the
summer
is over, die.
This red dragonfly is probably a Red Meadowhawk.
These are called 'Saddlebags' from the bag-like markings on its wings. There are three varieties in Ontario, the black, red-mantled, and Carolina Saddlebags. This probably a Black Saddlebag.
Another common species of dragonfly in Ontario are the 'darners'. This one is probably a Fawn Darner.
if you like dragonflies, you may also like butterflies. Why not visit our page of
Ontario Butterflies.
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With it's wing bars, the skimmer is an easily recognised
dragonfly. There are a number of different kinds of skimmer
in Ontario, this one is probably a Widow Skimmer.
