There wasn’t much activity around the pond when I mowed around it this afternoon as there was no dragonflies darting around. The dragonfly flight muscles need to be kept at a suitable temperature for the dragonfly to be able to fly. They can raise their temperature by basking in the sun, which was out today, but it was still chilly out so they either have migrated or they have outlived their short lifespan. If I had looked under the water, I might have spotted some larvae, which their larval stage can last two years or more, so more dragonflies will return next summer again.
Absent Dragonfly
