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A darter sits very patiently, whilst a strange looking human scrapes his knees on the gravel to inch closer. Not done alot of macro this summer.
What a day
Mick found some shade while I chased Dragons and Damsels. The pond was so pretty. I saw some nice plants too. We left just after 1pm as it was getting furiously hot.
Ruddy Darters
Emperor
4 Spot Chaser
Southern Hawker
Common Darter
Banded Demoiselle
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfy
Large Red Damselfly
The pool Kings Wood Trentham
Staffordshire UK 30th June 2025
This species is smaller than the Common Darter. The legs are entirely black. An intense orange colouration can be seen only at the very base of the wings.
The pterostigma is brown. There are usually two prominent black marks on S8 and S9.
Flight period: June to October.
Female: ochre yellow abdomen and thorax. There is no red panel on the side of the thorax.
Older females may develop some red along the midline and segment boundaries of the abdomen.
Inhabits weedy ponds and ditches, frequently in woodland.
Sadly I didn't spot a male anywhere nearby!
August 2019 - the month of not many dragonflies for me. At least this darter brightened things up a bit
I think, rather than the Common Darter. Testing out the macro capabilities of the 70-300 - reducing the MFD with an extension tube.
Female common darter dragonfly in the Sensory Garden at WWT Castle Espie.
This shot made it into Explore! Thanks everybody :-)
On a helicopter flight, we flew out over where the Dart River empties into the Wakatipu lake in Glenorchy. I don't know about you, but I'm mesmerized by the patterns these deltas make. I'd love to see a time-lapse over the past 50,000 years of how it has changed. I wonder if there is a computer simulation out there that shows it.
Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog aka Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog aka Yellow-headed Poison Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
Yellow and Blue Poison Frog aka Dyeing Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog aka Green and Black Poison Arrow Frog aka Mint Poison Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
Blue Poison Dart Frog aka Blue Poison Frog aka Okopipi (Dendrobates azureus)
Perched high up in a tree, there is no fish up there but it makes for a great place to dry out in the Sun... when it is out of course and on this day it spent a lot of time hidden by clouds.
The limitations of the lens and the autofocus obvious. Thought it was worth publishing for the content.
I think this is a ruddy darter rather than a common darter but would be pleased to have that confirmed or corrected.
This was seen on a circular walk, part of which was beside the canal.
The few I saw only settled on the ground and I saw no dragonflies settle on greenery.
Female Black Darter "obelisking" on Thorne Moors, South Yorkshire, England.
Taken with a 150-600mm rather than the macro lens so not as sharp as it should be.
A female Common Darter, I think. They differ from the Ruddy Darter in having a pale stripe down the legs. It was fairly easy to get close to these smaller species but not the Emperors or Brown Hawkers. We also saw Demoiselles, slow flying and large Damselflies. I love the wings of Dragonflies, their clarity and patterning amaze me.
Adult African Darter Anhinga melanogaster in the mangroves of Bao Bolon Wetland Reserve near Tendaba in Gambia, January 2013.