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dancing jewel

dancing jewel/platycypha caligata

 

Member of the damselfly family.

 

We all know that in the animal kingdom males normally exhibit more beauty compared to females. But the dancing jewel you see here is a female and of much greater beauty than the dull pinkish male. So this is a clear indication that these jewels may have evolved from humans.

 

Correction May 4: I was wrong, this is indeed a male!

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Uploaded on April 20, 2016
Taken on April 13, 2016