Fiery end

This dragonfly came to an untimely end on the front sun room floor, and was being dismantled by a small army of ants.

I think he's a Fiery Skimmer (Orthetrum villosovittatum), and he's a young male. Funny thing is, the older males seemingly have bright red tails, and are very distinctive. I don't recall ever seeing any of them around with bright red tails. Maybe the ants always get them before they grow up!