...I operate a catch & release program with all the insects I find. (*smile*) I'm sure it is of great amusement to many collectors out there, but my primary goal is to get them back to flying and crawling in the wild, with a side-diversion of taking some nice pictures to hopefully identify them with later. I do, however, often save the specimens that have already expired. They can often be in surprisingly good shape if they haven't been in the pool for too long. I will definitely keep my eyes open for a specimen of this species to send to you (or whomever might be interested) should the opportunity present itself.

As to getting you a swimming pool of your own... I can't help you there, but you are more than welcome to come and check out the critters in mine if you like. Now that the weather has heated up, it is a non-stop event out there -- as soon as I finish documenting the first-batch, there is already another bunch waiting to be pulled out.

I mean your approach to what you find in your pool. The typical pool owner just dumps these.

Although I spend much time out there everyday, it is definitely not my pool. It is simply located on the same property where we rent our cabin. Despite the immense educational value that it provides me, I still would prefer that the owner install a pool cover so that many needless deaths could be avoided. (Alas, it is not just the insects, but rodents, and herps which also meet their demise.) The only plus side I can see to it -- aside from the learning potential -- is that several hymenopteran species gather water there for building their nests and also certain birds and bats manage to get an easy meal by skimming the surface of the water.