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Surprisingly Camouflaged - _TNY_5543

While on the island of Gällnö in the Stockholm archipelago, I spotted a female black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) which landed a couple of meters away from me on the ground.

 

Going full ninja I managed to sneak closer and closer and managed a couple of shots from quite a short distance before she thought I was getting to close and took off.

 

The male of this species has a matte blue abdomen ending in a black part which gives the species it's name.

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Uploaded on April 25, 2019
Taken on July 11, 2018