Dragonfly in Bhutan

Posted by PullmanPhotographer on Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:11 am

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Nikon D850, 1/1000 at F16, 400 mm

A dragonfly waiting on a flower for its prey. I don't know dragonflies however the head on this one was similar to similar to several that I looked at online. This was taken at a roadside restaurant where we stopped for coffee.

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by Darren5907 on Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:57 pm

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Nice behavioural shot! Did the dragon snare any prey?

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by Tom Whelan on Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:02 pm

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Fine image - this type of dragonfly rarely picks such a nice perch. I can't identify dragonflies from your area, but it's a skimmer (Libellulidae).

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by Cynthia Crawford on Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:24 am

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A very pretty setting for the dragonfly-rather unusual. Well seen and captured! Sorry I don't know the species.

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by PullmanPhotographer on Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:32 am

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I did not see any action from the Dragonfly as we were only there for a few minutes but I sure wish I had! I followed up on Tom Whelan's tip that it was a Skimmer, Libellulidae, and found that it was a Globe Skimmer, Pantala flavescens. It is described by one source as "the most widespread dragonfly on the planet". This probably means that I could have found it in my own backyard in addition to Bhutan, a country that is between China (Tibet) and India.

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