Perhaps the most strikingly beautiful of all of the large dragonflies of Western Canada and the United States, the eight-spotted skimmer (Libellula forensis) contrasts greatly with its environment, whether it is in lowland marshes and ponds or along desert creeks and rivers.
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Eight-spotted Skimmer
This absolutely beautiful specimen was seen perching over a duckweed-covered pond near Soos Creek, part of the Green River watershed system in Kent, Washington on a very hot summer day.
Eight-spotted Skimmer
This one was seen near the bank of the Tieton river in the sagebrush desert near Naches, Washington on a very hot summer day.
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