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Dragonfly My first ever photo I took of a dragonfly, I was hooked. Now I have hundreds! Adversaeschna brevistyla,Australia,Blue Spotted Hawker,Geotagged,dragonfly,flying insect

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My first ever photo I took of a dragonfly, I was hooked. Now I have hundreds!

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Jivko Nakev

Lion

Beautiful! Milk chocolate! Posted 11 years ago
1. Stratus
  
  Eagle Owl
  
  Thank you Jivko! Posted 11 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

Excellent closeup! I am not sure about the species though. It doesn't look like other photos of the species.
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_dragons/YellowEmperor.htm
http://www.cpbr.gov.au/cpbr/WfHC/Odonata/Hemianax-papuensis-b-photo.html
http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/Emperor-in-Flight
http://photos.rnr.id.au/dragonfly_Hemianax_papuensis.html

It looks more like the Blue-spotted Hawker - Adversaeschna brevistyla, possibly a female or young male.
http://photos.rnr.id.au/dragonfly_Adversaeschna_brevistyla.html
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_dragons/BlueSpotted.htm
http://www.ecology-solutions.com.au/vic_dragonflies/A_brevistyla.htm Posted 11 years ago

Stratus

Eagle Owl

Thanks, wasn't 100% sure on the species as I could not find an exact match! Posted 11 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Hundreds you say? Well you know what to do with them now :) Our community so far has collected 88 different dragonfly and damselfly species:

http://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/odonata

There's room for plenty more ;) Posted 11 years ago

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The Blue Spotted Hawker

The Blue Spotted Hawker is a monotypic species of dragonfly in family Aeshnidae.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by WildFlower

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Uploaded Apr 29, 2014. Captured Feb 15, 2005 15:48 in 234 Woori Yallock Road, Cockatoo VIC 3781, Australia.

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Canon EOS 10D
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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.