Its a Green Darner dragonfly. They are one of the largest dragonflies around. To give you some idea of scale, here is another picture.
That cement block is 8 inches tall, so the dragonfly is about 3 inches long, at least! They are called green darners because their bodies are shaped somewhat like a darning needle. I'm still trying to figure out what a darning needle is. I'll get back to you on that one.
Ok, so a darning needle is just a big dull version of a normal sewing needle. That sort of makes sense I guess. Here is a website that explains it all: http://knittersreview.com/article_tool.asp?article=/review/product/081016_a.asp
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