Is a skimmer the same as a dragonfly?

Description: Skimmers are the most common and colorful of the dragonfly family. They have two pairs of large, usually patterned, gossamer wings. The hind pair of wings is slightly larger than the forewings. A dragonfly, nymph.

What do slaty Skimmers eat?

Larvae (called naiads) remain underwater, feeding on aquatic insects. They look like mini crustaceans in this life stage. When ready, they crawl onto land, molt and become winged adults. Slaty Skimmers can easily be mistaken for Bar-Winged, Great Blue, and Gray-waisted Skimmers.

What does a skimmer dragonfly look like?

Female Blue Dashers are a rather indescript brown color with yellow to cream color stripes on both the thorax and down the abdomen. Females are a fairly dull brown color with a lighter brown design on the abdomen. Male Red Rock Skimmers are a bit brighter looking with the red coloration on the abdomen.

How did the widow skimmer dragonfly get its name?

The Widow Skimmer Dragonfly (Libellula luctuosa) is one of our common garden and pond residents. This dragonfly got the “widow” name because, unlike most other dragonfly species where the male stays near the female after she lays the eggs, the male in this pair leaves her after the eggs have been laid.

What kind of dragonfly is a slaty skimmer?

Slaty Skimmers ( Libellula incesta) are in the skimmer family Libellulidae, home of the most common and brightly-colored pond dragonflies.

How many species of skimmer dragonflies are there?

The twenty nine genera of skimmer dragonflies sounds like a large number upon first hearing it. However, eleven of the twenty nine genera have exactly one species recorded in the United States. The everyone can be a dragonfly identification expert section spills over to the one hit wondersm the Blue Dashers (Pachydiplax longipennis).

What kind of dragonfly has a spotted wing?

Dragonflies come in all sizes and colors—inch-long, orange amberwings; the slim, red presence of meadowhawks; skimmers and pennants with spotted wings; multi-colored, super-sized darners. The BugLady appreciates flashy dragonflies, but her heart belongs to the elegant Slaty Skimmer.

What kind of dragonfly is a red rock skimmer?

Females are a fairly dull brown color with a lighter brown design on the abdomen. Male Red Rock Skimmers are a bit brighter looking with the red coloration on the abdomen. Hyacinth Glider (Miathyria marcella), the sole member of the Miathyria genus, inhabit areas across the Golf Coast.

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