Swamp Darner

[Ed O'Connor]

Now that summer has officially arrived, we're into dragonfly season again. Here's a photo of a Swamp Darner, one of our largest Odonata, seen on the Leslie Street Spit yesterday, along the trail that leads to Peninsula A. I can't get over those eyes. The Triangle Pond and the Goldfish Pond were also productive.

Swamp Darner by Edward O'Connor, on Flickr

[Shortsighted]

Nice find. Never saw one of those while sober.
Are those clown eyes meant to mesmerize predators or does Mother-nature have
a sense of humour? They do see more wavelengths of light that we do with their
huge compound eyes.