Brachythemis impartita

Brachythemis impartita, male in obelisk position, loosing heat over hot sands.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

For my understanding, what does this obelisk position mean? Posted 9 years ago
1. RMFelix
  
  Lion
  
  Hi, fchristant, dragonflies tend to adopt this posture (obelisk posture/position) as a strategy to loose heat, by reducing the exposed area of their bodies over the sun to prevent overheating. In this posture they also become less active. This position orients the dragonfly’s abdomen directly to the sun, therefore reducing its body area exposed. Cheers* Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thank you, that's very smart. Only a week ago when I was still in Madagascar, I saw a dragonfly do this excessively, now I know why. Posted 9 years ago