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A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, infraorder Anisoptera. Adult dragonflies are characterized by large, multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body.
Big bees and tiny bees (and some flies) like these flowers, which are only open for a little while during the day...
Amazing butterfly action in the mistflowers now...
Full disclosure: I processed this with Photoshop's "sky replacement" tool. The photo had a featureless light brown background because of where I took it, pretty blah. I've resisted sky replacement because it just didn't seem "right" somehow. I decided to give it a try here, though, and liked the result. So I'm posting it. I guess the question is - depiction of nature as it is, vs. make pleasing image. The goal really is to do both, I guess, but in this case I decided to accept a rather unrealistic transormation. I can understand that some (most?) would be opposed to this kind of manipulation. I don't do it very often.
We spotted this spotted beetle wandering a passionflower. In Tulsa we walked The Gathering Place and the Botanic Garden - both had LOTS of these pretty little pests...