Male Great Blue Skimmer dragonfly

Great Blue Skimmer Dragonfly Images, Facts and Information:

Libellula vibrans

  • Great Blue Skimmers are large dragonflies with robust bodies, large compound eyes, short antennae, and two pairs of transparent wings. Males develop a distinctive powdery blue coloration on the abdomen, while females are generally brown with darker markings.
  • Great Blue Skimmer dragonflies are found throughout the eastern and central United States, from the Atlantic coast west to the Great Plains and south into Texas and Florida. Great Blue Skimmers inhabit ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow-moving streams. They are often seen perching on vegetation near water or flying low over the surface.
  • Great Blue Skimmer dragonflies are carnivorous and feed on a variety of flying insects including mosquitoes, flies, small moths, and other soft-bodied insects.
  • Great Blue Skimmers are sometimes called “blue pond skimmers” due to the male’s distinctive blue coloration and their association with still water habitats.
  • A group of dragonflies can be called a “cluster” or “flight” of dragonflies.

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