This Four-spotted Skimmer has been languishing in my blog queue since 22 June 2020 when I took this photo in Olympia. This species is found across much of North America, from Alaska and the Yukon south to Arizona and New Mexico. This dragonfly is cirumboreal—also being found from Europe to Africa east to Asia and Japan. Mating takes place in the air. Females lay eggs on floating vegetation. The larvae take two years to develop (there are a few dragonflies that take more than five years to mature). Adults consume small flying insects. Larvae feed on aquatic insect larvae and on tadpoles.
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