Blue Dasher by danapommet
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Description
As best as I can tell, this is a Blue Dasher Dragonfly on a yellow lily. Dragonflies are worldwide in distribution with more than 5,000 described species. There are about 450 species of dragonflies in North America. Dragonfly adults are medium to large insects. In fact, a fossilized dragonfly from 250 million years ago has a wingspan of 28 inches. Dragonfly adults are often brightly colored and have a long slender abdomen. They also have two pair of long, slender wings with many net-like veins. The wings do not fold and are held outstretched when at rest. Adults are usually found near water but are good fliers and may range several miles. They are very active during the day, and can be observed hunting and mating. Info from HOLOWEB.COM.
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Dana
Comments (32)
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture, Dana! they are fascinating to watch as they dart about
blinkings
I agree they are great to watch.
whaleman
Nice one Dana!
jayfar
They certainly are fascinating creatures and this is a nice shot. Great info.
Katraz
Nice shot.
fallen21
Fantastic shot, nice details!
durleybeachbum
Pretty creature, and a nice shot, it looks great on that background!
rainbows
Not an easy capture, Dana. You have it spot on! Wonderful work. Hugs. Di. xx
Feliciti
very beautiful capture !! like the infos and details too :)
dochtersions
Wow, is this a beautiful capture, Dana. Very joyfully on this Lily. Tanks for the info too.
dakotabluemoon
What a beauty nice closeup.
MrsRatbag
Great capture, I love their eyes!
mariogiannecchini
A great frequenter of the ditch in Bozzano! Very beautiful capture of this beautiful dragonfly , Dana !
bobrgallegos
Awesome macro Dana!! Excellent detail as veins on wings are clear and sharp. Very excellent work.
jmb007
bien vu
kbrog
Wouldn't you love to run into one of those pre-historic dragonflys. ;) Excellent capture of this Blue Dasher! :)
m_j_s
Very sweet shot indeed! The colours all work beautifully and you have captured its delicacy nicely!
jendellas
I love their little faces, they look so comical, great capture!!!
lior
Excellent details: superb macro!
goodoleboy
Cool shot of the winged beauty, Dana.
flavia49
outstanding shot
jocko500
very good shot here
mgtcs
Very beautiful image my friend, wonderful work!
Jay-el-Jay
Dragonflies are such fascinating creatures.A fine shot.
gonzojr
This is a splendid image, great design and great color scheme. Superbly done.
sandra46
GREAT CAPTURE
Foink
Fantastic capture!!!
Chipka
I love watching these creatures, especially when they're hunting! Some of the useless trivia that I learned also reveals that dragonflies cannot walk on a horizontal surface. They can only climb vertically! A bit of an oddity, to be sure, but when it comes to insects, nothing is too odd! They seem to specialize at odd--and flamboyance! What a creature! Marvelous! For me, the best part is your capture of the eyes. Dragonflies have such marvelously complex eyes, at least in terms of color patterns and these are no exception. Super stuff!
adrie
Wonderful macro shot Dana.
pat40
Beautiful shot.