If I have got the identification of this cracking little insect correct it's a Blue Ringtail (Austrolestes annulosus). It's a damselfly rather than a dragon fly - thats all to do with the exact form of the wings, and in many cases the way the wings are held. As far as I know that vast majority of damselflies hold there wings along their body (like in the picture) rather than away from the body.
I end up taking lots of pictures of these insects, the great majority of which are deleted!
I'm hoping to have a better hit rate this summer!
You can find more macro shots at Macro Monday.
You can find the latest post to my other blog (its the final one from my trip to the Daintree Rainforest) by clicking the Paying Ready Attention image on the RHS of the screen.
Enjoy the close ups!
Aha, I'll check out my recent photos of damsel and dragonflies armed with that info and I'll be able to tell which is which!
ReplyDeletea beautiful dragonfly Stewart
ReplyDeleteas spring arrives, there, i'm hoping you can get out with your camera again. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat macro! Your Blue Ringtail is pretty!
ReplyDeleteThat is utterly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, and thanks for your comment on my poem.
What a beautiful little dragonfly. The way I tell them apart from the dragonfly is their slender, petite body and slim wings. Sometimes they're very hard to spot. You did great!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great capture Stewart. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! They're very quick to take flight and it's hard to get decent shots of them.
ReplyDeletebeautiful!!
ReplyDeletethanks for your visit on my blog..
the rusty nails... well, something else than flowers or animals on a macro for a change ;)
How lovely! They always fly off when I try to take a picture.
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So pretty! What a great capture. If you have time to stop by my site and say hello I'd really appreciate it :) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing to me that you can take such good photos of these flittery things -- lovely lacy wings.
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