This male dragonfly allowed me to get fairly close to it and while I was photographing, it darted down and returned with a fly in its mouth. It then proceeded to eat the fly and totally ignore me. I never expected that they could be so fast and manouver with such large wings in an area where there were reeds and other plants. There are 5 species of Diplacodes in Australia.Photos out of the archives. November 2007 was a wonderful year for insects.
Pinao or Globe SkimmerIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsWaimea Valley, OahuAn adult that emerged from the naiad on a cool, rainy morning.EtymologyThe generic Pantala means "all wings," alluding to the big and long wings.The specific Latin epithet flavescens, yellowing (becoming yellow or golden); yellowish.
I found a dragonfly that was nearly dead whilst walking to uni. Because of my course and work placement this summer at uni assisting in heathland restoration and invertebrate identification I couldn't just leave it on the pavement. So after waiting for the path to be empty I bunged the feller in my bag and took him to the labs.Photo is available for use and distribution under Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Creative Commons Licence.I request that I am informed of any use of the image, so that I can see how and where it is used. Please visit my website for contact details - www.zpyder.co.uk