Notice the interesting 'eye' on the back of the head. I supposed this is a natural defense to make the dragonfly appear more dangerous to predators. Besides being one of the biggest dragonflies, Green Darners are one of the fastest. PLEASE VIEW AT 'ORIGINAL' SIZE TO AVOID A LOSS OF SHARPNESS CAUSED BY PBASE JPEG COMPRESSION OF LARGER IMAGES Thanks for looking. Comments welcome.
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