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Broad-bodied Chaser (female) Female brood-bodied chaser. Be sure to watch in HD mode.<br /> The males are colored bright blue while the females are yellow/green.<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Platbuik (Libellula Depressa) Broad-bodied Chaser,Geotagged,Libellula depressa,Spain Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Broad-bodied Chaser (female)

Female brood-bodied chaser. Be sure to watch in HD mode.
The males are colored bright blue while the females are yellow/green.

Dutch name: Platbuik (Libellula Depressa)

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    I am just back from my holiday in Spain where I also did some macro photography. This is among the best picture I made that week. I had to climb a steep wall for a few meters to get close enough, I just couldn't stand watching this beauty only from a distance. Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago
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      RMFelix
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      Great capture! Although, is a juvenil male that still not yet has develop pruinosis on the abdomen.
      Libellula depressa Libellula depressa, immature male. Broad-bodied chaser,Libellula depressa,animalia,anisoptera,arthropoda,biodiversity,insecta,libellulidae,odonata
      Cheers*       Posted 9 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    It's an exceptional photo, Joost, well worth the effort. I love the composition and there is something special about the lighting. Promoted. Posted 12 years ago

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The Broad-bodied chaser

"Libellula depressa", the broad-bodied chaser or broad-bodied darter, is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia. It is very distinctive with a very broad flattened abdomen, four wing patches and, in the male, the abdomen becomes pruinose blue.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded May 28, 2013. Captured May 19, 2013 12:20 in GR-441, Sierra Nevada National Park, 18413 Capileira, Granada, Spain.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/7.1
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 90mm