Insect season is upon us.  And how I love insects and arachnids…

Thankfully, White Rock Lake offers a plethora of critters to be admired, not the least of which happens to be a robust population of dragonflies.

Swift setwing (Dythemis velox); male

Widow skimmer (a.k.a. widow; Libellula luctuosa); male

Blue dasher (a.k.a. swift long-winged skimmer or blue pirate; Pachydiplax longipennis); male

Eastern pondhawk (a.k.a. common pondhawk or green jacket; Erythemis simplicicollis); male

Great blue skimmer (Libellula vibrans); female

Springwater dancer (Argia plana)