Dragonfly revival
Jun 20, 2019 01:35:18 #
I was busy wandering the garden and shooting whatever was in bloom the other day. While re-framing the Osage Orange (Syringa) I lifted my eye from the viewfinder and noticed this dragonfly about two feet away and took advantage of the situation. I was fortunate to have plenty of light to shoot hand-held at f/22 and get a pretty sharp shot off before he lost patience and took off.
Looking at the back of the thorax, at the wing actuation machinery (for want of a more descriptive term) I am pretty sure these are really robots from some other place far away, tasked with keeping the mosquitoes from driving us more insane, in hopes that we'll grow up enough to be useful slaves someday.
Looking at the back of the thorax, at the wing actuation machinery (for want of a more descriptive term) I am pretty sure these are really robots from some other place far away, tasked with keeping the mosquitoes from driving us more insane, in hopes that we'll grow up enough to be useful slaves someday.
Jun 20, 2019 01:51:39 #
Truthfully, had no idea they are mosquito killers. Good to know. Arizona has plenty of skeeters, and a fair number of dragonflies.
Jun 20, 2019 02:09:54 #
I was busy wandering the garden and shooting whatever was in bloom the other day.
I didn't know they murdered mosquitos. YAY!!!! Bats,Swallows and now Dragons.Great pic and info!!
annie
I didn't know they murdered mosquitos. YAY!!!! Bats,Swallows and now Dragons.Great pic and info!!
annie
Jun 20, 2019 06:12:37 #
Actually that’s a delightful photo of a damselfly. Same family as a dragonfly but a number of differences. A dragonfly head is almost all eyes whereas the damselfly has a very wide head with the eyes located out on the sides. Dragonflies keep their wings extended out when landed whereas generally speaking the damselfly brings it’s wings back alongside it’s more skinny body. So what you have is a terrific damselfly image.
Jun 20, 2019 12:55:18 #
Jun 21, 2019 10:39:44 #
Jun 21, 2019 12:26:07 #
the f/stops here wrote:
Actually that’s a delightful photo of a damselfly. ....
Thanks - I hadn't taken the time to look it up.
Jun 21, 2019 19:36:06 #
What you have OhD is a (Ophiogomphus occidentis) a female Sinuous Snaketail. It is a very Northwest species. This is a dragonfly not a damselfly. Dragonfly is also not a family. Dragonflies and damselflies is an Order (Odonata). This snaketail belongs to the familyGomphidae. This is and amazing shot of an exceptional dragon. Well done! Have a great day.
-Doc
-Doc
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