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Libellula luctuosa
Each compound eye is comprised of several thousand elements known as facets or ommatidia. Dragonflies can also see ultra-violet light.
Woodland habitat at Sauk Trail State Park.
Closeup of the compound eyes of a widow skimmer.
Spotted on Jun 11, 2015
Submitted on Jun 15, 2015
9 Comments
Thanks for the kind words DrNamgyalT.Sherpa!
That's a great macro work with extension! Fantastic Bill.
Thanks Caleb!
awesome macros!
Thanks Hema Shah and Sergio. It has been a very busy year for me, and I finally have some time to jump back into the game bit. Thank you both for your positive comments:)
Astonishing!
Superb! You are back with a vengeance!
Thank you very much Luis! I was lucky and went on a cool morning when they were still shedding off the morning dew. They were not active at all.
Great macro shots Bill!