Dragonfly

Even the dragonflies are making the most of this extended summer!

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Let's hope that this one was not intended to hatch out next summer!

I've just checked on the lifecycle of the dragonfly and evidently in this part of the world they are flying around from July until late October - early November. This one will be looking for a mate quite soon as it is well away from water. They eat lots of horrid mosquitos and other obnoxious insects. Their life span is only one year. What a pity!