Summary ⁵

The insect family Macromiidae contains the dragonfly species known as cruisers or skimmers. They tend to fly over bodies of water (and roads) straight down the middle. They are similar to Aeshnidae in size, but the eyes are green and just barely meet at the top of the head.

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1. (c) Alan Vernon, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32541690@N02/4604708527
2. (c) Victor Fazio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/victor_fazio-iii/3748645271/
3. (c) Drew Marold, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/unstoppabledrew/3556564801/
4. (c) Victor Fazio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/victor_fazio-iii/6023064829/
5. Adapted by Greenpigeonsnaturelk from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromiidae

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