{"id":176746,"date":"2026-07-17T10:14:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=176746"},"modified":"2026-07-18T12:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T17:37:50","slug":"widow-skimmer-dragonfly-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/widow-skimmer-dragonfly-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Widow Skimmer Dragonfly Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:2288px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" alt=\"Widow Skimmer Dragonfly\" title=\"Male Widow Skimmer at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-176753\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Widow Skimmer Dragonfly Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Libellula luctuosa<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Widow Skimmer dragonflies are medium-sized dragonflies with broad wings, large compound eyes, and stout bodies. Mature males develop distinctive dark bands across the wings and a pale bluish-white abdomen, while females and immature males are yellowish with dark striping.<\/li>\n<li>Widow Skimmer dragonflies are found throughout much of the United States, especially east of the Rocky Mountains, and extend into parts of southern Canada and northern Mexico. Widow Skimmers inhabit ponds, lakes, marshes, slow-moving streams, and other calm freshwater environments. They are often seen perching on vegetation near water or flying low over shorelines.<\/li>\n<li>Widow Skimmer dragonflies are carnivorous and feed on a variety of small flying insects including mosquitoes, flies, gnats, and other soft-bodied prey, which they capture in flight. Female Widow Skimmer dragonfly nymphs live underwater, where they are active predators, before emerging as adults after metamorphosis.<\/li>\n<li>Widow Skimmer dragonflies get their name from the dark, widow-like bands on the wings of mature males, which contrast with their pale bodies.<\/li>\n<li>A group of dragonflies can be called a \u201cswarm\u201d or a \u201ccluster\u201d of dragonflies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you enjoy viewing my Widow Skimmer dragonfly photos. <i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-bug fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-iconcolor-hover:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-right:10px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Male Widow Skimmer at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3664.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/male-widow-skimmer-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/?portfolioCats=17557\">Male Widow Skimmer at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/widow-skimmer-dragonfly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Widow Skimmer Dragonfly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Male Widow Skimmer at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 07\/06\/2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-176758\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post widow-skimmer-dragonfly-images fusion-col-spacing post-176758\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/resting-widow-skimmer-male-in-oklahoma\/?portfolioCats=17557\" aria-label=\"Resting Widow Skimmer male in Oklahoma\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3713.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Resting Widow Skimmer male in Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/widow-skimmer-male-sequoyah-mia-mcpherson-3713.jpg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/widow-skimmer-dragonfly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Widow Skimmer Dragonfly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Resting Widow Skimmer male in Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 07\/06\/2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176753,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-176746","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Resting Widow Skimmer male in Oklahoma, Sequoyah 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