Photo of the Week – Fit for a Canoe

<p><i>Aeshna palmata</i>, Aeshnidae<br />
Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada<br />
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br />
July 21, 2019</p>

Paddle-tailed Darner - ♂

Aeshna palmata, Aeshnidae
Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
July 21, 2019

I was out at Sunday’s Bioblitz at Beaver Lake hosted by ESBC, the Stanley Park Ecological Society. The weather was beautiful and the event was well attended by both entomologists and the general public. One of the highlights of the day was this Paddle-tailed Darner, so named for the shape of the enlarged male apedages.

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