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Sapporo City ( The central area of town / Botanical garden ) 2014 Summer /
Common Hawker ♂ - ルリボシヤンマ(瑠璃星蜻蜒) ♂
this is a Male Azure Damselfly and the eggs are probably from a parasite.
It has been suggested to me that they are probably water mite larvae which hitch a ride/feed until they are larger and then drop off into the water, weakening, but not necessarily destroying their host).
7D + Canon 100 L IS macro - hand held in natural light
best viewed larger on black, click image
The Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea), known as the Blue Darner in the Western Hemisphere, is a 70 mm long species of hawker dragonfly.
It is large, with a long body. It has green markings on the black bodies, and the male also has blue spots on the abdomen.
The Southern Hawker breeds in still or slow-flowing water, but will wander widely, and is often seen in gardens and open woodland. This is an inquisitive species and will approach people.
The adult eats various insects, caught on the wing. The nymphs feed on aquatic insects, tadpoles and small fish ambushed in the pond they frequent until they emerge as adults in July and August after three years’ development.
This is a large, brightly coloured Dragonfly. The males are often seen patrolling by a ponds edge or river, where they fight away intruders, crashing into rival males and spiralling through the air. The females are quite inconspicuous when they lay their eggs, but they sometimes give away their spot by clattering up from the reeds. If you look carefully you can sometimes find them ovipositing (laying eggs) into some moss, reeds or rotten wood. The males are sometimes very curious and come flying up to you and allowing a close view.
32 -Spotted Katydid - Ephippitytha trigintiduoguttata
This fellow has been through the wars, he's lost half of one of his wings. Mind you if I were another insect I would still not take him on as he looks quite formidable. Lol
Not my favourite creature but appeared as I was photographing bees . Did not want to get too close so taken with my telephoto lens.
I was surprised because dragonfly's wing was such beautiful.
It has some very fine pattern though I did not notice it when dragonfly's photograph is taken.
Orthetrum albistylum speciosum
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I have looked in several places for the name of this bug and can't find it. If you know please do tell!!!Raynox Macroscope Lens M-250