The Blue Dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis) is common around our ponds and lakes, especially if there’s lots of vegetation in the water. The males have a chalky blue abdomen, with black tip. The females have no blue at all. But they do have tell-tale paired yellow streaks along their abdomen.
Dragonflies of this species will often hold their wings downward as in this example.
Blue Dasher
4 responses to “Blue Dasher”
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I think he put his wings on inside out this morning.
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We brought pond water from Mohonk a couple weeks back that included a slimy mass of eggs — we think they’re dragonfly eggs. How to tell??
Also, this month’s issue of Audubon has a great gallery of photos:
http://www.audubonmagazine.org/multimedia/dazzle-dragonflies-
Not so good on pond egg ID, I’m afraid. Frogs by any chance?
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No….not frogs, though that’s what we were hoping for, but hatchings do look like dragonflies….they jet around in the water backwards….
Backyard and Beyond 
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