Fossils of very large dragonfly ancestors are found from 325 million years ago; these ancient ancestors had wingspans up to about 750 mm (30 inches !!).

Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
July 2020

Blue Dasher by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The blue dasher is very common and widely distributed through North America and into the Bahamas.

Blue Dasher


Dragonflies spend several years of their lives as nymphs living in fresh water; the adults may be on the wing for just a few days or weeks.

Twelve Spotted Skimmer


Blue dashers live near still, calm bodies of water, such as ponds, marshes, slow-moving waterways, and ditches, in warm areas typically at low elevations. The adults roost in trees at night.

All images feature the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-f/5.6L IS II USM, with the EF 1.4x III, mounted to an EOS 5DIII, captured in RAW and processed in Lightroom 6 and Topaz DeNoise 6.

Blue Dasher


Adult dragonflies will eat nearly any flying insect, such as a moth or fly. Nymphs have a diet that includes other aquatic larvae, small fish, and tadpoles.

Blue Dasher


The blue dasher hunts by keeping still and waiting for suitable prey to come within range. When it does, they dart from their position to catch it. They eat up to 10% of the body weight each day in food.

Blue Dasher discussion


Dragonflies are symbols of courage, strength, and happiness in Japan, but are seen as sinister in European folklore.

Blue Dasher


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Fossils of very large dragonfly ancestors are found from 325 million years ago; these ancient ancestors had wingspans up to about 750 mm (30 inches !!).

Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
July 2020

Blue Dasher by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The blue dasher is very common and widely distributed through North America and into the Bahamas.

Blue Dasher


Dragonflies spend several years of their lives as nymphs living in fresh water; the adults may be on the wing for just a few days or weeks.

Twelve Spotted Skimmer


Blue dashers live near still, calm bodies of water, such as ponds, marshes, slow-moving waterways, and ditches, in warm areas typically at low elevations. The adults roost in trees at night.

All images feature the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-f/5.6L IS II USM, with the EF 1.4x III, mounted to an EOS 5DIII, captured in RAW and processed in Lightroom 6 and Topaz DeNoise 6.

Blue Dasher


Adult dragonflies will eat nearly any flying insect, such as a moth or fly. Nymphs have a diet that includes other aquatic larvae, small fish, and tadpoles.

Blue Dasher


The blue dasher hunts by keeping still and waiting for suitable prey to come within range. When it does, they dart from their position to catch it. They eat up to 10% of the body weight each day in food.

Blue Dasher discussion


Dragonflies are symbols of courage, strength, and happiness in Japan, but are seen as sinister in European folklore.9

Blue Dasher


These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.

Fossils of very large dragonfly ancestors are found from 325 million years ago; these ancient ancestors had wingspans up to about 750 mm (30 inches !!).

Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
July 2020

Blue Dasher by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The blue dasher is very common and widely distributed through North America and into the Bahamas.

Blue Dasher


Dragonflies spend several years of their lives as nymphs living in fresh water; the adults may be on the wing for just a few days or weeks.

Twelve Spotted Skimmer


Blue dashers live near still, calm bodies of water, such as ponds, marshes, slow-moving waterways, and ditches, in warm areas typically at low elevations. The adults roost in trees at night.

All images feature the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-f/5.6L IS II USM, with the EF 1.4x III, mounted to an EOS 5DIII, captured in RAW and processed in Lightroom 6 and Topaz DeNoise 6.

Blue Dasher


Adult dragonflies will eat nearly any flying insect, such as a moth or fly. Nymphs have a diet that includes other aquatic larvae, small fish, and tadpoles.

Blue Dasher


The blue dasher hunts by keeping still and waiting for suitable prey to come within range. When it does, they dart from their position to catch it. They eat up to 10% of the body weight each day in food.

Blue Dasher discussion


Dragonflies are symbols of courage, strength, and happiness in Japan, but are seen as sinister in European folklore.

Blue Dasher


These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.