This was on our fence in the front yard near the gate. It had a 4-inch wing span and it's body was 3.75 inches long. This is the BIGGEST dragonfly I have ever seen! I took LaRue and Matilda outside a few days ago to take a look at it. They were not at all excited to get up close and personal to it!
I think it was stuck and couldn't get off. A big dark rain cloud rolled in so I lifted it off the fence with my flyswatter and set it down in the grass. Half an hour later the rain poured. I later went outside to see if the dragon fly had flown away. It must have because I couldn't find it where I had set it down.
I looked up dragonflies on the internet. I think it is a Darner Dragonfly. They grow up to 4 inches and live about one to two months. The DON'T bite people. That seemed to make LaRue happy.
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