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Crimson Dropwing 曉褐蜻 : Waiting ....

This image is included in 9 galleries :- 1) "Insects & Bugs" curated by el-liza, 2) "Macro Photography - Makro Fotografie" by jörg schubert and 3) "Le peuple de l'herbe (The grass people)" by Thierry Chevrier, 4) "Libellules (Dragonflies)" by AURA Nature_Thierry Chevrier, 5) "Libellules (Dragonflies)" by Garagnas Photos, 6) "Insects" by Jeff Tripodi, 7) "INCREDIBLY COLORFUL!!!" by Carol k, 8) "Big" by ReNato '59 and 9) "Celebrating Odonata -- damselflies and dragonflies" by Jeffrey Caldwell.

 

This was taken at a small creek just outside Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve during a visit to Hong Kong.

 

They have a habbit of rasiing the abdomen vertically towards the sun to reduce heat uptake on hot sunny days.

 

(Not explored)

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Uploaded on August 7, 2017
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