Beautiful

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There's no way this creature is a product of Evolution.

Surly this is evidence of a Creator with one hellova sense of humor. :-D

My first thought was "see? this is what happens when you give a chameleon LSD."

Mojo, your pics are awesome. I was the thread's midwife but you are its nurse. Kudos. cn
 
I found all the camo creatures! Go me!

I took these thursday with this thread in mind as the sun was setting, the pictures don't do it justice because it was falling too fast for me to run in and grab my camera, had to use my phone
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there was more pink and right under the clouds more light was coming through that the phone's camera couldn't catch
 
those bottom things. Not sure what they are but they're all over in the summer around here and people freak out but I think they're harmless. They always land on me and I just let em go because they don't sting or bite or 95% of the time I can't even feel them even if I see them on me so it doesn't bother me none. I looked really close before and they like, poke me with their tongue lol, guess I taste good :)
 
those bottom things. Not sure what they are but they're all over in the summer around here and people freak out but I think they're harmless. They always land on me and I just let em go because they don't sting or bite or 95% of the time I can't even feel them even if I see them on me so it doesn't bother me none. I looked really close before and they like, poke me with their tongue lol, guess I taste good :)

Dragonflies or Damselflies are completely harmless. :)
 
Dragonflies or Damselflies are completely harmless. :)

I once found a dragonfly in October. i think it was dying. A monster, five inches across he wings. It crawled s*l*o*w*l*y onto my finger, then gave my knuckle a leisurely bite. Youchers. I think it envenomated me because the bite took three months to heal.

Lemme tell you ... those bastards can put the Man into Mandible. cn
 
Dragonflies or Damselflies are completely harmless. :)

What we have aren't dragonflies(well obviously we have plenty of those too), they're really tiny and look like bees or wasp not sure what they are. With some keen googling aka typing in "tiny bee looking thing" I have found it is called a hoverfly and actually helps us :D

from wikipedia
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Many species of hoverfly larvae prey upon pest insects, including aphids and the leafhoppers, which spread some diseases such as curly top. Therefore, they are seen in biocontrol as a natural means of reducing the levels of pests.
Gardeners, therefore, will sometimes use companion plants to attract hoverflies. Those reputed to do so include alyssum, Iberis umbellata, statice, buckwheat, chamomile, parsley, and yarrow.

of course a picture for ya
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and to go with the thread
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I love how friendly they are, just land on you and are like "what's up!" I'll have to tell people to stop freaking out and running away from them or me when they land on me and I just let em go
 
There's a BBC series "Life in the Undergrowth" which has a segment on hoverflies. Awesome. I love small-life documentaries. cn
 
I once found a dragonfly in October. i think it was dying. A monster, five inches across he wings. It crawled s*l*o*w*l*y onto my finger, then gave my knuckle a leisurely bite. Youchers. I think it envenomated me because the bite took three months to heal.

Lemme tell you ... those bastards can put the Man into Mandible. cn

Only you. LOL
 
Dragonflies are fun to shoot, when they enter a new area, they "map out" 4 or 5 spots in a pattern that are interesting then repeat the pattern 4 or 5 times before moving on. If you are ready when he returns, you can get some cool shots. bongsmilie
 
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