This big green dragonfly has two big green compound eyes touch in the midline and covering the head top.

This pair of eyes and the pair below are those of 2 different female Gynacantha basiguttata taken in different date.

The color of this pair of eyes easily mistaken as another species, but this pair of dark green eye is also belong to the same species of Gynacantha basiguttata, except that it was dead after 12 hours.

Previous night this female came to my house attracted by light. It was found death the next morning.

The crystal light fad when a dragonfly death, like the radiant smile fad when we rest in peace.

Gynacantha basiguttata (Selys, 1882) abdomen is long and thin with yellow rings.

Segment 1 and 2 expanded like a ball.

The small section immediately connecting segment 1 is blue color.
 

Long time ago people believed that dragonflies were able to "sew up" a persons lips.

This may be the reason why some dragonflies are called "darners"; a "darner" is  a kind of knitting needle.