Dragonflies and Damselflies of Western Washington: Identification and Natural History by Dennis Paulson
Dragonflies are often called "birdwatchers' insects," as they are large, colorful and active during the day, unlike so many other insects, and they exhibit complex behaviors, some of which are comparable to those of birds. Join Dennis Paulson for a lecture on the more common species of this group in western Washington. Where do they live? When might you see them? What is especially interesting about them?
Dennis Paulson has been studying dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) since he chose them as a subject for his PhD dissertation at the University of Miami in 1966. He has lived in Washington for 53 years and has studied the Odonata of the state during that entire time, as well as studying and photographing them all over the world. He wrote the definitive field guide for western Odonata as well as a recent illustrated book on the natural history of the group.
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