Help anyone?? We saw this fella on a Sunday afternoon. Walking across the ground. Once we saw the first one, realized there were several more around, solitary, and every one of them on their way somewhere! Thought maybe it was a transition phase ... until we saw a half-sized one too. They appear to eat the green leaves of the plant in the picture -- though I am not 100% sure of that. They move pretty fast -- faster than my camera, hehe -- but the abdomen is heavy - it practically drags along. Oh, and the wings -- I'm not sure they are real -- at first I thought they were a decoy, fused to the body, but ... well, I just have no idea! :) The photo does show the glossiness of the wings and body. I asked a coworker if she recognized this guy, and she said she knows them as "water-hauler" in Navajo. She doesn't think they fly either. Maybe that helps? By the way, I love this site!! I just found it -- and wow!!