Eight-spotted Skimmer
Perhaps the most strikingly beautiful of all of the large dragonflies of Western Canada and the United States, the eight-spotted skimmer contrasts greatly with its environment, whether it is in lowland marshes and ponds or along desert creeks and rivers. This one was seen perching over a duckweed-covered pond near Soos Creek, part of the Green River watershed system in Kent, Washington on a very hot summer day.
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- (C)Leighton Photography & Imaging
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- 9999x6665 / 52.9MB
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Animalia, Anisoptera, Arthropoda, Insecta, Kent, King County, Libellula, Libellula forensis, Libellulidae, Odonata, PNW, Pacific NW, Pacific Northwest, Soos Creek, Washington, animal, arthropod, black, black and white, bug, dragonfly, eight-spotted skimmer, hunter, insect, insectivore, native, natural, nature, predator, skimmer, spotted, summer, white, wild, wildlife
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