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Dragonfly We were walking around a Japanese temple in the outskirts of Kyoto when this gigantic dragonfly landed on the reed screen in front of us. It eyed us with its mosaic eyes as we furiously snapped pictures of it. Anotogaster sieboldii,Dragonfly,Insects,flying insects Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Dragonfly

We were walking around a Japanese temple in the outskirts of Kyoto when this gigantic dragonfly landed on the reed screen in front of us. It eyed us with its mosaic eyes as we furiously snapped pictures of it.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Interesting, do you know the species? Posted 11 years ago

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The Anotogaster sieboldii

''Anotogaster sieboldii'' or oniyanma in Japanese is the largest species of dragonfly native to Japan. It can grow between 95 and 100 mm in length. It is also found in other parts of Asia.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Aug 28, 2014. Captured Aug 13, 2013 17:11.
country flag of Japan Explore Japan 140 69 1
  • NIKON D600
  • f/2.8
  • 1/80s
  • ISO400
  • 70mm