Planting Young Dragonfly Reflections Art

by Reid Callaway

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Planting Young Dragonfly Reflections Art

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Reid Callaway

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Photograph - Photography

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Planting Young.....by Reid Callaway
Dragonfly Reflection Art

These are the biggest and most colorful dragonflies I have ever photographed. The water was clear, reflections majestic and the sun bright that day as these dragonflies posed for me. This is an Award Winning Image taking a First Place in Critters in a 2012 judged Photography Contest. 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! Notice also their wings are reflecting on the ponds shallow water as the colorful cedar branch provides a nesting place.

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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June 14th, 2013

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