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Title
Married With Children Dragonflies Mating Wildlife Art
Artist
Reid Callaway
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Married With Children.......By Reid Callaway
Dragonflies Mating Wildlife Art
These are the biggest and most colorful dragonflies I have ever photographed. The water was clear and the sun was bright that day as they posed for me as I captured them with a Canon 300mm lens. 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!
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 22nd, 2013
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Kapolei, HI - United States
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Longview, WA - United States
Reid: Fantastic image,detail and color....Blessings...Nominating this Beauty into the 1000 Views,Group ...v./f./tweet
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Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group :-)
Smyrna, GA - United States
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Haha! This macro is fun and creative and your title is perfect :) L/faved Nancy @MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY ONLY group...
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has been featured on The Art Shoppe Cafe group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L 12.15.15
Smyrna, GA - United States
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Silver Spring, MD - United States
Wow Reid, what an awesome story. It's always so exciting when an insect or animal poses for us. There is a special kind of joy we get from bonding and capturing that moment. Fabulous capture. And yes, HUGE!! Colors of the dragonfly are stunning. Great detail and lighting. Beautifully composed. L/Fave/Tweeted.
Smyrna, GA - United States
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Newport Beach, CA - United States
Exceptional and gorgeous. Congratulations on your feature in The 200 Club.
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