Mar 26, 2015 5:50 PM

Gallery: Dragonflies: Masters of Air and Water

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Even when damselflies are cold and covered in dew, they move away from whatever is approaching them, hiding behind the plant they are clinging to. A curious eye may be the only part of the damselfly that is visible.
Pieter van Dokkum.
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Variable Darner, eating a butterfly. This shot really shows the lovely watercolor-like qualities of van Dokkum's photography.

Pieter van Dokkum.
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Dragonflies control their body temperature by angling their bodies to regulate the area exposed to the sun. When temperatures are high, perching dragonflies such as this Halloween Pennant may point their abdomen straight up, to absorb as little heat as possible (“obelisking”)
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Stained glass on the wing. The colors of this immature Black Meadowhawk are caused by sunlight reflecting off the wings.

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