Dragonflies and Damselflies
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The translucency is interesting.Hello everyone
Over the last few years, I’ve mostly taken macro shots with an Olympus – it’s lighter to carry – but I still have lots of photos taken with a Canon on my hard drive.
A newly hatched Emperor dragonfly.
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Helmut
Anax imperator by Helmut Gloor, auf Flickr
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Yes. That is typical as long as the chitin exoskeleton hasn't hardened.
But it is always fascinating seeing it with your own eyes or at least in such good photos.
And sometimes it partly stays, see four-spotted chasers.
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As I don’t have any recent photos, here’s a Southern Hawker, photographed in August 2020.
Aeshna cyanea by Helmut Gloor, auf Flickr
Aeshna cyanea by Helmut Gloor, auf Flickr
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21 June 2011 was relatively cool and cloudy – good conditions for taking photographs of Onychogomphus forcipatus.
Kleine Zangenlibelle by Helmut Gloor, auf Flickr
Kleine Zangenlibelle by Helmut Gloor, auf Flickr
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This year seems to become a very good D&D year.
Another "first time ever" for me:
A large white-faced darter or yellow-spotted whiteface (Leucorrhinia pectoralis).
This species is listed "endangered (2)" in the "Red List" for Bavaria (Germany: "vulnerable (3)").
A friend of mine received information that this species was spotted years ago at a restored former fish farm pond.
We were able to confirm this sighting and were very pleased to find a relatively large population there.
More photos in a future post, as soon as I've edited them.
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Another "first time ever" for me:
A large white-faced darter or yellow-spotted whiteface (Leucorrhinia pectoralis).
This species is listed "endangered (2)" in the "Red List" for Bavaria (Germany: "vulnerable (3)").
A friend of mine received information that this species was spotted years ago at a restored former fish farm pond.
We were able to confirm this sighting and were very pleased to find a relatively large population there.
More photos in a future post, as soon as I've edited them.
R6m2+100-500+2x@1000mm+cropping
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First ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) of the season, freshly hatched (see colour and the milky sheen on the wings).
I would have expected them by begin of July, but it's really hot here (36°C) and this is typically the earliest appearance.
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I would have expected them by begin of July, but it's really hot here (36°C) and this is typically the earliest appearance.
R6m2+100-500+2x@1000mm+ almost no cropping
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Nice catches. Do I remember right that you are located in Northern America?
With my European POV and the Netherlands based App it is funny to look at its results:
The last one looks pretty much like a small whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia).
But as you are not located in Europe it should be another member of Leucorrhinia, I'd guess a dot-tailed whiteface (L. intacta).
As you could read above, I was looking for European whitefaces lately and reading though the taxonomy.
The white face and the small yellow spot at the abdomen should be typical for L. dubia. ObsID gives it less than 50%.
For the first and second one ObsID thinks 87 and 100% that it is a common bluet (Enallagma cyathigerum).
Comparing E. ebrium with E. cyathigerum I can understand the confusion of ObsID. Pretty close.
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I am located in Maine USA. I have no idea how to UD these so I use iNaturalist app.Nice catches. Do I remember right that you are located in Northern America?
With my European POV and the Netherlands based App it is funny to look at its results:
The last one looks pretty much like a small whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia).
But as you are not located in Europe it should be another member of Leucorrhinia, I'd guess a dot-tailed whiteface (L. intacta).
As you could read above, I was looking for European whitefaces lately and reading though the taxonomy.
The white face and the small yellow spot at the abdomen should be typical for L. dubia. ObsID gives it less than 50%.
For the first and second one ObsID thinks 87 and 100% that it is a common bluet (Enallagma cyathigerum).
Comparing E. ebrium with E. cyathigerum I can understand the confusion of ObsID. Pretty close.
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As you (probably) know, dragonflies use the obelisk posture for thermoregulation to minimize their exposure to the sun. According to Wikipedia about 30 species of dragonflies and damselflies have been observed in this posture.
More pictures: https://imagewildlife.com/dragonfly-obelisk-posture-natures-sun-salutation/
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Yes, I know! But thank you for pointing that out.
And it was necessary yesterday at 36°C.
Point is that the genus Trithemis in German is called "Sonnenzeiger" = "sun pointer", obelisk posture. So, for them the German name says it all.
But I hope, you like that posture and photo, too. Or what do you miss here?
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I had my Canon RF 100 macro on today and this red one flew by... I started getting closer and had my picture taken right up to its nose
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Delicious sharpness on the compound eyes!I had my Canon RF 100 macro on today and this red one flew by... I started getting closer and had my picture taken right up to its nose
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