Dragonfly Wings
The Dragonflies were in full swing this afternoon, the first day I've seen them this Summer. It was scorching hot and windy when I took a series of close-ups with the BlackBerry from all kinds of contorted positions in the front garden. I can't believe the detail in this one. Dragonflies are prehistoric insects dating back at least 250 million years.
Here's a blurb and a link on Dragonflies in Minnesota:
"Dragonflies and their close relatives called damselflies are ancient insects and prehistoric reminders of the age of the dinosaurs. Enormous dragonflies with a wingspread up to 30 inches across were part of the Paleozoic landscape about 300 million years ago. The largest insect ever known was a dragonfly called Meganeura monyi. It had a wingspread of 30 inches and a body 18 inches long. It lived until about 250 million years ago and then became extinct."
-From the MN DNR website:
www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/nongame/projects/dragonflies.html
BlackBerry Shots
Golden Valley, Minnesota
Field Number: IMG00093-20100702-1717.jpg
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Dragonfly Wings
The Dragonflies were in full swing this afternoon, the first day I've seen them this Summer. It was scorching hot and windy when I took a series of close-ups with the BlackBerry from all kinds of contorted positions in the front garden. I can't believe the detail in this one. Dragonflies are prehistoric insects dating back at least 250 million years.
Here's a blurb and a link on Dragonflies in Minnesota:
"Dragonflies and their close relatives called damselflies are ancient insects and prehistoric reminders of the age of the dinosaurs. Enormous dragonflies with a wingspread up to 30 inches across were part of the Paleozoic landscape about 300 million years ago. The largest insect ever known was a dragonfly called Meganeura monyi. It had a wingspread of 30 inches and a body 18 inches long. It lived until about 250 million years ago and then became extinct."
-From the MN DNR website:
www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/nongame/projects/dragonflies.html
BlackBerry Shots
Golden Valley, Minnesota
Field Number: IMG00093-20100702-1717.jpg
full posts on red Ravine: