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larose forest photos | all galleries >> INSECTS (INSECTA) (28 Galleries) >> Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) >> Damselflies: Suborder Zygoptera (3 Galleries) > Eastern forktail (Ischnura verticalis ) with mites
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17-JUN-2015 Christine Hanrahan

Eastern forktail (Ischnura verticalis ) with mites

K&P trail, Lanark County

This small damselfly was not moving much and it was only when I saw the image blown up that I realized it was carrying a heavy load of mites all along the abdomen.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/500s f/4.0 at 5.0mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Alexander Kazakov23-Jun-2015 13:53
Wonderful! V
Graeme23-Jun-2015 09:09
Fantastic capture of this dragonfly!! VV
Glenn Dean (Vatorman)23-Jun-2015 02:14
Amazing to see the life normally overlooked. V
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