Come Along With Me Dragonflies
by Reid Callaway
Title
Come Along With Me Dragonflies
Artist
Reid Callaway
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Come Along With Me......Reid Callaway
Dragonflies....
I have been looking for one of these guys for a long time and finally the Lord brought them my way in a runoff pond at the industrial park near Greensboro, Georgia. Love the look of this dragonfly.
The dragonflies in this image are mating in a small pond in Georgia where the water is very clear. They are placing their young dragonflies underwater next to this cedar limb. The image was shot with a Canon camera using a 70X300mm Lens.
These are the biggest and most colorful dragonflies I have ever photographed. The water was clear and the sun was bright that day as they posed for me time and again. The Lord knew I wanted a mating pair like this and they stayed close by for more than 100 images as they moved around a small pond posing for me. To God be All the Glory!
Dragonfly young (nymphs) have a special appendage on their head that they use as a spear to catch small fish. They are predatory insects from birth. Dragonflies are not born with wings. They are born in a larvae state and eventually go through a partial metamorphosis process, during which they grow their wings. Dragonflies spend most of their lives in the larva stage (up to three years, depending on the species).
The adult, winged stage only lasts a few weeks. Mating is the primary reason for their winged stage. So when you see a winged dragonfly, you know it's toward the end of its lifespan. Dragonflies prey on other creatures through their entire life cycle. As larva in bodies of water, they prey on other small creatures (mosquito larva, tiny fish, etc.).
As adults, they eat other flying insects. Dragonflies can be useful in controlling mosquito populations. Mosquitoes are one of their primary food sources! One of the most distinguishing features of dragonflies are their eyes. They have large, compound eyes with many facets or sides. Because of their large, multifaceted eyes, the adult dragonfly can see nearly 360 degrees around it at all times. Though you can't see them all with the naked eye, the compound eyes of the dragonfly can contain thousands of tiny lenses.
As far as insects go, dragonflies are among the fastest. Some of the faster species can fly upward of 30 miles per hour. Their four wings also allow them to move sideways, backward, to hover in place, etc. And they can do all of these movements quickly and accurately, which makes them well suited to eat other insects right out of the air.
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November 1st, 2015
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