Cardinal Meadowhawk at Twin Ponds

 

Photo by Susan Westphal

Beneficial insects thrive in organic gardens, particularly those near water. This beauty is enjoying the food bank garden at Twin Ponds Park.

Cardinal Meadowhawk is a dragonfly found throughout the western states - actually British Columbia to the tip of South America.

They are a beneficial insect eating mosquitoes, flies. small moths, mayflies, and flying ants or termites.