Dragonfly - Odonata
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I certainly missed my most reliable visitors all Summer long, sitting here basking on the Sun on white Echinacea in the early morning while the irrigation was on, you can see little droplets on his wings,
Did not snow much yesterday we got little dusting of snow, not what we are used to:-)
Blue Dashers are one of the most abundant dragonflies in the U.S. and can be found near slow moving water sources, marshes and ponds. Adults have four wings with two noticeable dark streaks in them. Adult males have a chalky, blue color from head to abdomen that ends with a black tip. Their heads contain their large eyes which take on a metallic sheen in certain lighting. The female coloring differs from the male. Her abdomen is black with yellow stripes along the sides and top. Her wings do not contain the aforementioned streaks and their abdomens are stubbier. The thorax has yellowish-green striping not seen on adult males. Juvenile Blue Dashers are not blue yet. They have green and yellow stripes on the thorax and yellow dashes along the side of the abdomen, much like adult females.
Males are often seen around water's edge, protecting their territory from other males. They will flash their blue abdomens as a warning to each other. Females usually perch on vegetation and only approach the water when they are ready to mate. Both genders stick their abdomens upright in the air when perched, as if on alert, and they snap their wings closed after settling down. Like other dragonflies, the ecologically beneficial Blue Dasher contributes to pest control by consuming hundreds of smaller insects each day.
Higher classification: Pachydiplax
Scientific name: Pachydiplax longipennis
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Pachydiplax
Suborder: Epiprocta
Order: Odonata
Biological rank: Species
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I know it's been done to death, but I have never been able to capture a dragon fly in Thailand. As with the butterflies, they are constantly on the move, so this image was a personal victory.
I know many of you say its hard to get a photo of them, perhaps the setting has something to do with getting one,
Or is it my Bakers hands have all that sweet smell:-)
I have some contacts that take great photos of them,
Taken 2 years ago with my old Nikon D80,
During the Summer especially when the sprinkler system is on Dragonflies for some reason love these white Echinacea when wet, you can actually see them move their head to the direction of the water,
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Had fun yesterday at the pond, waiting on the same spot and putting my fingers on a dry Columbine seedpod, this Blue dasher will come time after time and posed for me to take my shots.
Is it the spot or is it my Bakers hands have all that sweet smell:-)
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Rio São Lourenço - Mato, Grosso, MT, Brazil.
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Sympetrinae
Genus: Erythemis Hagen, 1861
Species: E. peruviana (Rambur, 1842)
Binomial name: Erythemis peruviana
The most common Anax species in most of Europe. This dragonfly resembles the North American Common Green Darner very closely. Behaviourally it is one of the few Anax to oviposit without being in tandem with the male.
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The genus Erythrodiplax contains many species and is Neotropical in distribution.
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Sympetrinae
Genus: Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1868
Species: E. juliana Ris, 1911
Binomial name: Erythrodiplax juliana
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A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies are similar to damselflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from, and perpendicular to, the body when at rest. Even though dragonflies possess 6 legs like any other insect, they are not capable of walking.
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Highest position: 22 on Thursday, November 12, 2009
Still at Spring Grove Ponds and this time chasing a damselfly , it seemed to flit between this leaf a small log floating in the water .
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along the body when at rest, unlike dragonflies which hold the wings flat and away from the body. Damselflies have existed since the Late Jurassic, and are found on every continent except Antarctica.
All damselflies are predatory insects: both nymphs and adults actively hunt and eat other insects. The nymphs are aquatic, with different species living in a variety of freshwater habitats including acidic bogs, ponds, lakes and rivers. The nymphs moult repeatedly, at the last moult climbing out of the water to undergo metamorphosis. The skin splits down the back, they emerge and inflate their wings and abdomen to gain their adult form. Their presence on a body of water indicates that it is relatively unpolluted, but their dependence on freshwater makes them vulnerable to damage to their wetland habitats.
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Definitely worth clicking on to view large.
We think they're cute little rascals; bet the bugs don't think so.
'Tropical King Skimmers'
'Red dragonfly'
'Libélula roja'
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Suborder:Anisoptera
Family:Libellulidae
Genus:Orthemis
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Epiprocta
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Neurothemis fluctuans
This dragonfly is so angelic when bathed in the sea of glitters. Can images be inspirational and redemptive in nature? Does one feel that way when contemplating on it? Are we submerging in the subconscious prejudice found in biblical imagery – angle descent from glorious light.
Another shot of the dragonfly early in the morning. The sun is a little too strong.
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This unfortunate Ladybug became today's Brunch!
La toma es de hoy mismo, vamos de hace un rato; aquĂ os dejo este odonato, luciendo sus vistosos colores, estas tienen una longitud aproximada de 6 a 8 centĂmetros.
Los ésnidos -Aeshnidae- son una familia que incluye las libélulas más grandes de Europa y Norteamérica, que a su vez están entre las más grandes y más veloces del mundo, en especial los miembros de los géneros Aeshna y Anax; la especie africana Anax tristis tiene una envergadura de más de 125 mm, y es una de las libélulas más grandes del mundo.
Toma única toma, con la cámara sobre monopie, con luz y fondo completamente natural.
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Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Sympetrinae
Genus: Erythemis Hagen, 1861
Species: E. vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775)
Binomial name: Erythemis vesiculosa
Aquà os dejo esta pareja de Sympetrum fonscolombii, que estaban en plena copula, y la misma acabo trágicamente, ya que se hallaban en territorio hostil.
Las libĂ©lulas son muy territoriales y Ă©stas estaban en el territorio de varios machos de Anax imperator, en un momento determinado se acerco un Anax a la parejita que saliĂł volando tal y como estaban, pero en pleno vuelo el “superpredador”, le arranco la hembra al macho Sympetrum fonscolombii y desaprecio con ella entre las mandĂbulas.
De esa escena no tengo ni una toma, fue todo tan rápido, que lo único que me dio tiempo fue a contemplar la voracidad del Anax imperator con sus congéneres.
Toma Ăşnica realizada, con monopie sobre fondo completamente natural.
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EXPLORE # 36
A two color dragonfly. Photographed at the UPLB, Mt. Makiling, Laguna.
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More fun if viewed at largest size; I have been wanting to get a fairly clear, decent shot of the inside of one of these guy's heads! :)
Dragonflies have these opaque cells (here black) on their wings which work to counter resonance in the wings, thus enabling them to fly faster. Most species have one spot, called a pterostigma, per wing and since they have four wings , they obviously have four pterostigma.
And then there is this guy. Counting the spots, you notice it has two per wing, totalling eight spots, right?
So why on earth did they name this one the fourspotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)? And it's the same in other languages except four Finnish which has a name, "ruskohukankorento", which I think is in reference to the dragonfly's autumnal colours.
The reason, as pointed out by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mike-mkvip], is that the spots has got nothing to do with the pterostigma - it's actually in reference to the spots at the base of the wings.
This particular specimen was hanging out near the water at lake Långsjön in the Pradiset nature reserve on a visit there on Midsummer's Day.