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Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
Cliftographer@mindly.social ("Teach Honest History") wrote:

I am not one of those that obsessively chase after 'lifers', i.e. species I have not previously seen or photographed. I am nonetheless delighted when I do trip over something new. In this case it's a black saddlebag #dragonfly, one I'd never even heard of before. #insects #naturephotography #insectphotography

A dragonfly is seen from above and behind, hovering at a deep purple flower. The dragonfly has a pattern on its rear wings that gives it the appearance of black saddlebags.  The dragonfly is mostly black with with some yellow stripes on the abdomen and tail.