Staring Contest
by Juergen Roth
Title
Staring Contest
Artist
Juergen Roth
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Macro photography image of a resting dragonfly on a leaf at Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary in Worcester, MA. Photograph was taken on a late morning in July 2013.
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." ~ Albert Einstein
From Wikipedia: A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera (from Greek ανισος anisos, because the hindwing is broader than the forewing). It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies can sometimes be mistaken for damselflies, which are morphologically similar; however, adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from, and perpendicular to, the body when at rest. Dragonflies possess six legs (like any other insect), but most of them cannot walk well. Dragonflies are among the fastest flying insects in the world. Dragonflies are important predators that eat mosquitoes, and other small insects like flies, bees, ants, wasps, and very rarely butterflies. They are usually found around marshes, lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands because their larvae, known as "nymphs", are aquatic. Some 5680 different species of dragonflies (Odonata) are known in the world today. Though dragonflies are predators, they themselves are subject to predation by birds, lizards, frogs, spiders, fish, water bugs, and even other large dragonflies.
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July 2nd, 2013
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