Dragonflies etc

Dragonflies

Eastern Pondhawk - female ( males are blue )

Dragonflies are aerial predators with a strong liking for water, so you are very likely to get 'buzzed' while out kayaking. They are harmless to humans. Dragonfly larvae are fully aquatic little nightmares. There are many kinds of dragonflies in the region, too many to list.

Four-spotted Pennant

-- Wikipedia


Damselflies

Stream Bluet

Damselflies are closely related to Dragonflies, but are smaller and slimmer. One obvious difference is that Dragonflies hold their wings out when resting, while Damselflies fold them back.

-- Wikipedia


Crane Flies

Crane Flies are not related to Dragonflies or Damselflies; they are actually 'true flies'. Although they resemble giant mosquitos, they do not bite.

-- Wikipedia


Prospertown Lake - Jackson
( 40.13520, -74.44842 )

This is a nice clean lake that straddles the border between Monmouth and Ocean Counties. The neat thing about it is, if you scroll the map to the upper-right corner, that is not some industrial park, that is Great Adventure! This is the lake that is at the back of the park. At the east end of the lake, you are looking up at all the rides, while to the south is the Safari Park. You can see more water from there, but I wouldn't jump any of the dykes, as that would put you on Great Adventure's property, or maybe in the lion pen. It's not a big lake, but there is plenty of shoreline to inspect. There is a small dam at the western end. No real facilities, just parking.

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