Kind of a fuzzy dragonfly at Jamaica Pond

By adamg on Wed, 08/03/2022 - 9:38pm

About to walk down from Perkins Street to the path around this pond this afternoon when I spotted this guy alighting on some of the scrub between the road and the path.

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I think they like people.

By MrZip on Wed, 08/03/2022 - 10:19pm.

I've noticed they will land on you and hang out, I wonder if they can sense the higher CO2 levels like their prey, the mosquito, and figure humans are a good source of free lunch, IDK?

Makes sense

By Angry Dan on Thu, 08/04/2022 - 8:19am.

I had one fly alongside me like a wingman while riding my bike on a boardwalk in Cutler Park. They make good company.

They're fun to photograph, too.

By Tim Mc. on Thu, 08/04/2022 - 2:41pm.

With some of them I've been able to get my camera right up in their faces. On some occasions I've accidentally bumped them with the lens. They don't seem to mind.

Obviously a mutant

By Don't Panic on Wed, 08/03/2022 - 11:15pm.

I wonder who dumped the radioactive barrels in the pond? OMG! What if the turtles are next!!!

Might be this one with white wings

By bostonzest on Thu, 08/04/2022 - 5:48am.

It likes areas with water.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widow_skimmer

Such cool creatures! I just spent some time

By MC Slim JB on Thu, 08/04/2022 - 9:29am.

reading the Wikipedia article on them, hadn't known they spend most of their lives as nymphs underwater, only live as winged adults for a few weeks or days.