Black Tigertail (1/6)

Odonata: Synthemistidae

Eusynthemis nigra  

A quiet section of a small trickling creek at the top of a waterfall in the Mount Mee rainforest was home to several Black Tigertail Dragonflies.

They patrolled up and down the creek fiercely guarding their little patch of territory from each other all the while catching small insects with amazing ease and dexterity.

Our thanks to Ros Coy of the There be Dragonflies website for assisting us with the correct identification of this dragonfly.