Anax junius/NSFW

Dateline: Late July 2022

Some recent shots of the ornately beautiful Common Green Darner (Anax junius) dragonfly, from Pine Tree Meadows, Presque Isle State Park:


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Bonus spider, Millcreek Twp (“Gateway to Presque Isle”). Probably Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus):

Real size approx. 6-7mm