Hm, tryin' to trick me eh? Looks like a male Cobra Clubtail (Gomphus vastus) to me, but only 99% sure. I'd have to see a side view to say for sure. ;)

You, sir, are the master! I bow to your expertise. Keep up your great posts - we all enjoy them.
Tucker

I don't think I have ever noticed a dragonfly with a bulge at the end; curious.

Are they all that way or just this particular --whats the term -- sub-species of dragonfly?

I follow the 7 family method: Darner, Spiketail, Emerald, Clubtail, Skimmer, Cruiser, and Petaltail.

Yeah, what he said - There are a lot of clubtails and snaketails (same family) with this same sort of abdominal widening, but some, for instance the females of some species, such as the Zebra clubtail, lack the clubbed abdomen. The male Skillet clubtail has a club wider than his thorax. Interesting critters, all of them.
Tucker

They snatch houseflies in mid air; right?

Thats the thing I love about them most.

-- far more proactive than the spider's method.

All I know is he's (she's?) beautiful! Nice capture, Tucker.

Susan