Post-Rescue Protocol (Video) - TNY_20210829_151423
I found this female ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) helplessly paddling around in the water of the Nedre Dammen pond at Åva-Stensjödal in late August.
With here wings in the water, she was unable to get out of it before I picked her up an put her on a tree stump.
This initiated a rather lengthy drying process - which I of course took the opportunity to photograph and even get a couple of videos like this one.
Also, this video shows really well how far dragonflies can rotate their heads. Not only do they have just about a complete 360-180 field of view - they can also tilt the head to level the view when turning!
For a proper photograph of her drying up, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51642407489/
Post-Rescue Protocol (Video) - TNY_20210829_151423
I found this female ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) helplessly paddling around in the water of the Nedre Dammen pond at Åva-Stensjödal in late August.
With here wings in the water, she was unable to get out of it before I picked her up an put her on a tree stump.
This initiated a rather lengthy drying process - which I of course took the opportunity to photograph and even get a couple of videos like this one.
Also, this video shows really well how far dragonflies can rotate their heads. Not only do they have just about a complete 360-180 field of view - they can also tilt the head to level the view when turning!
For a proper photograph of her drying up, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51642407489/