Ready, Set, Fly ! by Chuck2011
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Here is a Dragonfly shot I took while I was down South this past week. Looked like a runner getting ready to start a race. They are a bit skittish when you start to get to close, however they are very territorial and will often land back on the same spot they flew from if you don
Comments (8)
kimariehere
WOW!! What a special and unquie shot with tail up and smiling love the dof i am amazed by this one!! luv it!! BRAVO!!
Richardphotos
Family: Gomphidae, Gomphid Dragonflies view all from this family Description The Pale Snaketail is a member of the gomphid dragonfly family (family Gomphidae). Mostly stream-haunting insects, gomphid dragonflies, 1 7/8-3" (48-76 mm) long, rest on logs, stones, and leaves, or dart from one resting place to another, seizing prey along the way. Only a few species frequent ponds. The adult is easily recognized by the widely separated compound eyes and sprawling legs. The female lacks an ovipositor and flies alone over the water, striking the tip of her abdomen through the water surface, each time discharging many eggs. Naiads have wedge-shaped heads and thick, 4-segmented antennae. Using their stiff legs, they burrow in bottom debris. There are about 10 genera in North America. http://www.enature.com/home/ that is my source for many critters and it is free.you done an outstanding macro. I love dragonflies and damsels
Biffowitz
Fabulous shot, and such a unique pose too!!!
FuzzyShadows
Looks like one of the Skimmers, rather than a Snaketail. One of my favorite poses too. Let us know how well you like your new book. I might want to get me one too.
erskogly
Wow! Great pose - an excellent capture, but it would be a lot easier to determine the species if you told us where the shot was taken (but then again - if its from the US Richard is probably right). Very nice!
Leeco
I can't help with the identification of the species but thanks to Fuzzyshadows and some on-line research concerning what he commented on a recent posting of mine, I can tell you that this strange posture is called "Oblisking" and is a method of lowering the Dragonflys' body temperature by pointing his tail straight at the sun and thereby decreasing the surface area that is exposed to it. Very nice shot.
tevoboy
Nice shot! Not very modest, is he?
redchilicat
What a cool pose! Really beautiful shot!