Get To Know Nature: My fascination with Ebony Jewelwings continues! This one is a female with some lovely iridescent green. Females have those white spots on the wings so they're easy to pick out. #invertebrates 🌿

My fascination with Ebony Jewelwings continues! This one is a female with some lovely iridescent green. Females have those white spots on the wings so they're easy to pick out. #invertebrates 🌿

You captured the veins in the wings, the hairs in the legs, and do I see teeth in its mouth? Incredible shot

Thank you! I really love these beauties so I’ve had a lot of practice getting photos of them.

So beautiful!! I’ve never seen one here

Thank you! They seem to mostly like streams and creeks but for some reason they visit my yard too

I’ll have to check the creek!

Hopefully you've got some! their fluttering is so neat

They look gorgeous!

I love that the females’ spotted wings are the defining feature that gives this species its scientific name (maculata)! Usually the males of the species are showier and get that honour, but not this time.

So delicate and jewel like!

Yes! They shimmer!

Just wonderful!

top-tier odonata, probably my fave here

The way they flutter is so fascinating

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