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Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta I found this dragonfly at an observation blind. It didn&#039;t have an abdomen, but was still alive! Ugh, the poor thing was struggling to try to fly.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84389/slaty_skimmer_-_libellula_incesta.html" title="Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/84389_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=o0J7AVph8K%2B8FaSORZc4ixa24io%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta I found this dragonfly at an observation blind. It didn&#039;t have an abdomen, but was still alive! Ugh, the poor thing was struggling to try to fly.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84390/dragonfly_-_odonata_anisoptera.html<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/359876889 Anisoptera,Geotagged,Libellula incesta,Slaty Skimmer,Summer,United States,dragonfly,odonata" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="252" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/359876889?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0"></iframe></section> Geotagged,Libellula incesta,Slaty Skimmer,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta

I found this dragonfly at an observation blind. It didn't have an abdomen, but was still alive! Ugh, the poor thing was struggling to try to fly.

Habitat: Deciduous forest

Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta I found this dragonfly at an observation blind. It didn't have an abdomen, but was still alive! Ugh, the poor thing was struggling to try to fly.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84390/dragonfly_-_odonata_anisoptera.html<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/359876889 Anisoptera,Geotagged,Libellula incesta,Slaty Skimmer,Summer,United States,dragonfly,odonata


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    I don't know how to respond to this photo. Posted 5 years ago
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      Say, "Ooh, I can see its guts." Posted 5 years ago

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The Slaty Skimmer

The Slaty Skimmer is a dragonfly of the skimmer family, native to eastern United States and southern Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Adults are 5.28 cm long. Mature males are dark blue with black heads. Females and juveniles have brown abdomens with a darker stripe down their backs. Adults fly from June to August.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 13, 2019. Captured Sep 13, 2019 12:15 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.