The shadow of my wing
unfolds as a very curious thing
reading this to the very end
The Shadow of the Dragon’s Wing… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Shadow of the Dragon
The shadow of my wing
unfolds as a very curious thing
reading this to the very end
The Shadow of the Dragon’s Wing… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog 
An extra wing never hurts 😉
That’s probably what they say at Kentucky Fried Chicken! 🙂
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Great picture!😊
Much appreciated, John! Keep smiling! 🙂
fantastic capture!
Thanks, Leyla! Not one of my favorites but it will do! 🙂
You provide that up close look that I always crave but never get to enjoy otherwise!
Thanks, Susan, i’m 67 and have been chasing after insects ever since before kindergarten. 🙂
Beautiful!!
Thanks, DS! And they used to have wingspans of nearly 3 feet! 🙂
I’m amazed by that last little fact about the three foot wingspan they had, back in the day. Of course, they may have been flitting around during the time when armadillos (aka glyptodons) were the size of VW Beetles. I’ve read that people used to live in those early armadillo shells. Maybe those big dragonflies provided some ventilation.
Glyptodons were only around relatively recently, in the Pleistocene Period, while the giant dragonflies were in the Carboniferous Period, over 200 million years ago (well before man or apes evolved). Oxygen levels, way back then, were very high, allowing insects to get way bigger than they are now. 🙂
Gorgeous!
Thanks, Sabine! 🙂 I’ve noticed a large decline in the number of dragonflies in our area this year. Even a lot of the ponds don’t seem to have many.
I love these dragon flies, Thomas. They are very rare here, regards Mitza
So this dragonfly has the extra wing on the left side as a fluke, or missing a wing on the right side? I noticed it right away. They are so delicate, like butterflies, no wonder their wings are destroyed. A fellow blogger who takes many pics of butterflies had one missing most of one wing and says they often tear them on bushes, scraping them right off. How sad.