Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Unsaddled

The remains of a Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata), narrowly missed on the sidewalk.

mthew

September 30, 2015

Brooklyn, dragonflies, insects, invertebrates

2 responses to “Unsaddled”

elwnyc

September 30, 2015 at 10:14 pm

I’m surprised to see the reddish abdomen – my books show a black body for the black saddlebags. But the Carolina and red saddlebags definitely have red, not black saddlebags.

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1. mthew
  
  October 1, 2015 at 4:31 pm
  
  Yes, I’m not sure what is going on here.
  
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