About the Wandering glider or Pantala flavescens

 Wandering glider or Pantala flavescens

The wandering glider or Pantala flavescens.  Considering my long-standing interest in dragonfly responses to weather patterns, there’s a good reason for this dragonfly to be my favorite.  But that’s a story for another time.  For now, you’ll want to look for these characteristics: Medium-large dragonfly, just shy of 2 inches.  Wings long relative to body, broad.  Body yellow brown, but can appear golden in flight.  Abdomen tapered, thicker at base than at tip.  Males and females similar.  This species is common across the U.S. and southeastern Canada.

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