Lightbox
Email
- Description: A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infra order Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies are similar to damselflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from, and perpendicular to, the body when at rest. Even though dragonflies possess 6 legs like any other insect, they are not capable of walking. Dragonflies are valuable predators that eat mosquitoes, and other small insects like flies, bees, ants, and butterflies. They are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands because their larvae, known as "nymphs", are aquatic. Gauteng, South Africa. 08-02-09
- Credits: James - (South Africa) Oertel/Majority World
- Keywords: dragonfly, droplet, gauteng, morning, south africa, sunrise, water
- Added: Aug 24, 2016
- Created: Feb 8, 2009
- Filename: MWC020254.jpg
- Colors:
- Pixels: 2848x4288
- Filesize: 6.41MB
- Photographer: James Oertel
- Owner: James Oertel
- Similar Media
- Comments
- Member Tags
- IPTC
- EXIF
- Share
Add Tag:
- Description: A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infra order Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies are similar to damselflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from, and perpendicular to, the body when at rest. Even though dragonflies possess 6 legs like any other insect, they are not capable of walking. Dragonflies are valuable predators that eat mosquitoes, and other small insects like flies, bees, ants, and butterflies. They are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands because their larvae, known as "nymphs", are aquatic. Gauteng, South Africa. 08-02-09
- Date Created: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
- :
- Copyright Notice: Copyright Majority World
- Filename: MWC020254.jpg
- File Date/Time: 1471649091
- File Size: 6717243
- File Type: 2
- Mime Type: image/jpeg
- Sections Found: ANY_TAG, IFD0, EXIF
- Image Description: A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infra order Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Drago
- Make: NIKON CORPORATION,NIKON CORPORATION
- Model: NIKON D90,NIKON D90
- XResolution: 300/1
- YResolution: 300/1
- Resolution Unit: 2
- YCbCr Positioning: 1
- Exif IFD Pointer: 988
- FNumber: 8/1
- Exif Version: 0230
- Date/Time Original: 2009:02:08 06:27:10
- Components Configuration:
- Shutter Speed Value: -100/1
- Flash Pix Version: 0100
- Color Space: 65535