Broad Bodied Chaser

If you pay attention when you're out and about you'll get an insight into the depth of life in the forest, even if you don't nature will often enlighten you anyway. I was wandering in daydream along the banks of Black Water when I was freaked out by something big and yellow flying directly in front of my face, I thought at first it was a Hornet, though ito my relief it turned out to be a Broad Bodied Chaser. The Broad Bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) is a large dragonfly, a common inhabitant of the forest wetlands and streams, this one was a female, the males have blue abdomen. Isn't natures diversity and beauty a wonder.