Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Libellula pulchella

I stumbled upon Noppadol Paothong this morning at the PGT. He was taking butterfly pictures for the Missouri Department of Conservation. As we were talking he pointed out this specacular dragonfly, the Twelve-spotted Skimmer.

Noppadol is a world-famous wildlife photographer. You can see his images each month is the Missouri Conservationist magazine and on his website:
www.nopnatureimages.com