Obelisking Blue Dasher - Illustration@Science-Art.Com
Watercolor painting of a Blue Dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis) obelisking to reduce its body temperature.
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Obelisking female Blue Dasher on Flickr - Photo Sharing ...
Obelisking female Blue Dasher . more remembrances of summer First Place Winner, Roswell, GA, Riverwalk photography competition (framed/matted print) December 2009 - judged by the ...
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Question and Answer
If it is too hot, they may point their tail toward the sun (called obelisking) to reduce the sunlight hitting their bodies and if it gets too hot, they retreat to the shade and ...
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Odes For Beginners :: Biology :: Behavior ...
This is called obelisking. This position minimizes the surface area exposed to the sun. Some species lower their body temperature by making long runs or patrols ...
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Blue Dasher male, obelisking on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Blue Dasher male, obelisking . first of many Blue Dashers photos to come - I love summer :-) Winner, Nature's Pot-of-Gold animals challenge, dragonfly 6-09
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Common Sanddragon (Progomphus obscurus)
Finally, the bottom image was taken with the same equipment in Austin, Travis Co., Texas in July, 2003 and shows a female Common Sanddragon obelisking.
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APOGEE PHOTO MAGAZINE: The Photo Contest: "Bugs"
The Photo Contest: Bugs. Honorable Mention " Dragonfly 'Obelisking' in the Field " Robert Ganz USA. Next Image Return to Contest Page. Return to Home Page
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Dragonfly Images and Damselfly Images - Gallery Three
This female is displaying a posture called obelisking. By shifting the position of her body in relation to the sun, she can help to regulate her body temperature.
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
The male at left is obelisking which is a way to cool off by pointing the abdomen toward the sun thus exposing less of its body to the sun's heat.
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Picasa Web Albums - Michelle St.Sauveur - Dragonflies
I believe this is a male Black-tipped Darner (Aeshna tuberculifera) based on the ... Ruby Meadowhawk (male obelisking) (Sympetrum rubicundulum)
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