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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Nature Friday: Sexual Dimorphism

Female

Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)

Male

Sexual dimorphism means that the two sexes of a species are different from each other. This dragonfly differs with wing pattern and body color. The male is flashier than the female. I've waited all summer to get both sexes photographed, and it finally happened on Thursday afternoon. The female landed in front of me five times!  
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More Nature!

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Thursday, August 04, 2022

Thankful Thursday: Bug Hunts

As thankful as I am for Lucy and Nell, I am also thankful for the ability to do daily bug hunts each season. They have helped me heal from so many losses the past three years. Lucy goes with me every day and happily explores the smells in our woods and fields. In good bug weather, I am processing photos, collecting identifications, posting to iNaturalist, checking in with my friend JF and with my children that also report to iNat about what they have found. Sometimes we are fortunate to find larvae, known and unknown, that we can raise. All these things pull my head out of my grief and into the daily world. Here is a Common Whitetail Dragonfly that landed, and remained, in front of us on August 1. Lucy was easily trained to never disturb an insect being photographed.
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) male


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