Dragonfly
We love dragonflies, they are slender and beautiful – and even comes in different colors! There are more than 5000 different species in the world – We believe this is a Blue Skimmer Dragonfly, also known as Sky Blue Dragonfly, medium in size, body length from 45mm, theyr bodies are long and slender, male adults are powder blue in colour with tapered dark abdomen tip, just like this one!
Photo taken in Brazos Bend State Park in Texas, USA.
![The Robber flies [Asilidae]<br />
one of the largest and most abundant families of present day insects. Distributed through all parts of the world, over 7000 species are known.<br />
This is a predator. The Robber Fly seize their prey in flight and inject their victims with saliva containing neurotoxic and proteolytic enzymes. Adult robber flies attack other flies, beetles, butterflies and moths, various bees, dragon and damselflies, ichneumon wasps, grasshoppers, and some spiders.<br />
Our Robber fly was about 12 mm long and we found him in New Mexico.](https://photos.smugmug.com/Macro/Macro/i-jDWsWwm/0/6c61c829/Ti/Robber%20fly-Ti.jpg)
