City of Chicago bombarded by dragonflies

CHICAGO (WGN) -- If you've spent any time out by the lake in recent days, or any body of water, you might notice the Chicago area is being bombarded by dragonflies.

But the reason behind the onslaught of the Green Darner, that's the very large and very fast dragonflies, can be found in the skies above: Rain.

See more of the insect in the gallery below:

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WGN's Amy Rutledge spoke with Allen Lawrance, a living invertebrate specialist at the Peggy Notebart Nature Museum, who has more info.

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