Twelve-spotted Skimmer - Libellule gracieuse - Libellula pulchella
As summer went on, and the drought conditions here intensified, fewer insects of any kind appeared around diminishing water sources in local wetlands. In part that was a function of fewer wildflowers blooming - many were dying before they bloomed.
The hardiest insects seemed to be the dragonflies, at least based on the activities as I observed them. But it wasn’t obvious how much food they were finding. It seems pretty clear that an event like this drought can have impacts on the next few seasons in terms of pollination and pollinators, for example.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer - Libellule gracieuse - Libellula pulchella
As summer went on, and the drought conditions here intensified, fewer insects of any kind appeared around diminishing water sources in local wetlands. In part that was a function of fewer wildflowers blooming - many were dying before they bloomed.
The hardiest insects seemed to be the dragonflies, at least based on the activities as I observed them. But it wasn’t obvious how much food they were finding. It seems pretty clear that an event like this drought can have impacts on the next few seasons in terms of pollination and pollinators, for example.