Waiting to be photographed ! by fractalbeke

Photography • Insects • posted on Jun 23, 2010

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Dragonfly ANAX IMPERATOR.(for better view, please zoom in.) Photo taken 2010 06 23 Description Length: 78mm Its bright colours and active habit make it very obvious when hunting over medium to large water bodies. It rarely settles, even eating its prey in flight. Both sexes have a bright, apple-green thorax and green or blue eyes. The costa is bright yellow. They often fly with the rear of the abdomen bent slightly downwards. The male has a sky blue abdomen with a central dark line. The female has a green abdomen, similarly marked, which may become blue in warm weather. Habitat Mostly associated with large, well vegetated ponds and lakes, but may be found over canals and slow moving rivers. The female lays her eggs, alone, in floating pondweed. Source: http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/animp.html Thanks for the click and for all the kind comments on my previous posts.