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Obelisking Dragonfly The position in which the dragonfly is sitting in the photo is known as Obelisking. Originally, the obelisk was associated with sun worship. The ancients, having rejected the knowledge of the true creator, seeing that the sun gave life to plants and to man, looked upon the sun as a god, the great life giver. To them, upright objects such as the obelisk also had a sexual significance. Realizing that through sexual union life was produced, the phallus was considered (along with the sun) a symbol of life. These were beliefs represented by the obelisks. Geotagged,Red-veined Dropwing,South Africa,Trithemis arteriosa Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Obelisking Dragonfly

The position in which the dragonfly is sitting in the photo is known as Obelisking. Originally, the obelisk was associated with sun worship. The ancients, having rejected the knowledge of the true creator, seeing that the sun gave life to plants and to man, looked upon the sun as a god, the great life giver. To them, upright objects such as the obelisk also had a sexual significance. Realizing that through sexual union life was produced, the phallus was considered (along with the sun) a symbol of life. These were beliefs represented by the obelisks.

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    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    That's a very educational post, Laurenda. I've seen them in this position before but had no idea about the story behind it. Awesome how you're sharing a photo like a story, it's exactly what we aim for on this site. Posted 11 years ago
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      Laurenda Van Breda
      Bull Frog
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      Awesome :) Posted 11 years ago

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The Red-veined Dropwing

Trithemis arteriosa is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Laurenda Van Breda
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By Laurenda Van Breda

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Uploaded Jun 30, 2014. Captured Mar 1, 2014 13:42 in Waterside Road, Wilderness 6560, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 500D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO100
  • 232mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.