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on Nov 3rd, 2009Dragonflies. Who Knew!?

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Who knew that they had such individual faces?! And that’s not all, did you know that they lay their eggs in or near water sometimes submerging themselves to put eggs on a good surface. But wait, did you know that while in the nymph form (before they leave the water to fly) they breath thru gills in their rectum and they move themselves rapidly by propelling water thru the anus! No, I’m not making this up! Straight out of Wikipedia!

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5 Responses to “Dragonflies. Who Knew!?”

  1. # David Evanson 03 Nov 2009 at 9:28 am

    This dragonfly is beautiful! Awesome coloring and a great capture! Well done. I shot a couple of them a few weeks ago but my shots aren’t as nice as yours.

  2. # Linda Tillison 03 Nov 2009 at 5:56 pm

    Thanks, I refer to it as the “luck of the click”. Sometimes you miss, sometimes it’s right on target. All the more reason to click as often as possible!

  3. # William Tillison 05 Nov 2009 at 10:12 am

    Wow!! The clarity and color are amazing!!!

  4. # Kimothyon 05 Nov 2009 at 2:33 pm

    Beautiful…good to know some trivia….heh heh

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