More Dragonflies (at Kenilworth Gardens)
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I posted some dragonfly pictures from Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens earlier in the month but then we made more visits to the place and I got some even better pictures by zooming in even more (and using a monopod to stabilize the camera). It is easier to see wing damage (lower left wing) and how the wings attach to the insect.
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Their heads and legs have more bristles than I expected…and there is a ‘face.’
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The eyes bulge out – dominating the head. The wings have an intricate pattern of supports for the wing membrane and the wings are not exactly flat.
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The different kinds of dragonflies have a different pattern of wing structures.
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The opening in the mid-back where the wings are attached looks so alien - or not the smoothed structure of other things like fly (butterflies, birds, or airplanes).
Enjoy the slide show below of more dragonflies!