紅蜻蜓 / Aka Tombo (red dragonflies)

紅蜻蜓是身體顏色為紅色的蜻蜓總稱，為日本秋天來訪的象徵生物。北海道在8月中旬以後可以看得到。9月中旬在札幌的住宅區也可以看到許多紅蜻蜓。體色為紅色的蜻蜓種類約有20種。秋天舉辦的活動的宣傳海報上也常看到紅蜻蜓的插畫。

Aka Tombo is the general name of red dragonflies - aka means red and tombo means dragonfly. In Japan, it’s one of the symbolic creatures signaling that autumn has come. In Hokkaido, red dragonflies generally start appearing from the middle of August. In the middle of September, they are commonly seen in residential areas of Sapporo. Throughout Japan, approximately 20 species of red dragonflies are can be found, while there are over 50 species in the world. It is common to find red dragonfly illustrations on mediums such as posters informing about events like autumns festival to celebrate the harvest.