Bug Eyed Monster

Meet the bug-eyed monster, otherwise known as the Ruddy Darter or Sympetrum sangui Common Darter or Sympetrum striolatum. They emerged in the brief spell on sunshine we had today. Of course it's raining again tonight.

More images from today in Bugs and Butterflies

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  1. SittingFox

    27 Jul 2007

    What a fantastic closeup :faint: The first shot in particular is absolutely stunning. I've never seen a dragonfly so close :right: :eyes:

  2. Flying Red Fox Blog

    27 Jul 2007

    Its amazing 10 stars 😛 If Opera did have a rating system i would give you 10/10 😀

    Flies tend top fly away before i get a real good shot, well done.

  3. Words

    28 Jul 2007

    Thanks! I was incredibly lucky with this one. It had decided it really really really wanted to land on the fence, so even when I got really close it just and it moved it would come back and settle down again.

  4. gdare

    28 Jul 2007

    I suppose he is beautiful in his world and from his point of view we must be incredibly ugly 😆 with only two eyes!
    Excellent one!

  5. Dudley

    28 Jul 2007

    A face only a mother could love!

    Great shots!

    🙂

  6. chthoniid

    29 Jul 2007

    Very, very nice closeup. The first photo is one of the best dragon-fly head-shots I've seen.

    How big is the creature? I can pick out the spines anc laws on its front-legs…

  7. ALLY_G

    29 Jul 2007

    Wow, these are fascinating shots! :eyes: :up:

  8. chthoniid

    29 Jul 2007

    Aah, I'm starting to suspect you've trained them to pose for you 🙂

  9. Words

    29 Jul 2007

    Chthonid, I guess they're about 2 or 3 inches in length, so a decent size, larger than a damsel. It was just really unusual to be able to jam the camera so close. Here's a full body shot of another one on a flower stalk.

  10. Words

    29 Jul 2007

    If only, but it is an absolutely wonderful location for these. Undisturbed, and with plenty of native vegetation being allowed to take hold.

  11. chthoniid

    29 Jul 2007

    Good locations are 'gold' for nature shots. You're still getting some nice uncluttered shots in, so it's not just the subject on hand 🙂

    I like dragonflies, something about them being a very ancient group of insects. Plus, there's a certain baroque elegance to their shape and hue.

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