Rudy Mancke discusses several species of dragonfly common to North America.
Transcript (edited for clarity):
RUDY MANCKE:
Hi, this is Rudy Mancke from USC for NatureNotes.
What kind of dragonflies are flying this time of year? Well, there are a number of them that fly late. Some of them start early and just fly through the warmer weather, too.
My favorite used to be called the globetrotter, or the rain pool glider now. It's golden in color. It's a beautiful animal and it's very commonly seen in South Carolina.
Another one is called the black saddlebags. It looks like they're a pair of saddlebags on the base of the wings, like a Pony Wxpress rider.
And then even more common than those two is the common green darner. It flies most of the year, spread all over North America. Still flying this time of year.
