Dragonfly
 

http://www.myalbum.com/Album-FKGLJVR...0-Animals.html

Settled on a Geranium on our veranda this morning and is still there 12
hours later :-)

Four inch wingspan and three inch overall body length.

Anyone know anything about them? How long will it stay? How long do they
live?

Mike
South facing veranda on the South East coast of the Isle of Wight

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Dragonfly
 

"'Mike'" wrote
http://www.myalbum.com/Album-FKGLJVR...0-Animals.html

Settled on a Geranium on our veranda this morning and is still there 12
hours later :-)

Four inch wingspan and three inch overall body length.

Anyone know anything about them? How long will it stay? How long do they
live?


That looks like a Southern Hawker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Hawker
and they can live up to 4 months although they spend 3 years as aquatic
larvae.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

Dragonfly
 

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote
http://www.myalbum.com/Album-FKGLJVR...0-Animals.html

Settled on a Geranium on our veranda this morning and is still there 12
hours later :-)

Four inch wingspan and three inch overall body length.

Anyone know anything about them? How long will it stay? How long do they
live?


That looks like a Southern Hawker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Hawker
and they can live up to 4 months although they spend 3 years as aquatic
larvae.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden



Won't argue 'cos I know nothing about them, but the nearest we could find
was the Golden - Ringed Dragonfly. Could it be?

Mike

Dragonfly
 

In message , 'Mike'
wrote
http://www.myalbum.com/Album-FKGLJVR...0-Animals.html

Settled on a Geranium on our veranda this morning and is still there 12
hours later :-)

Four inch wingspan and three inch overall body length.

Anyone know anything about them? How long will it stay? How long do they
live?

For the last 3 weeks I've seen about a dozen or so at a time in my urban
garden when it is sunny. I'm not aware of anyone having a pond in their
garden close by. After flying around for a while I can find 6 or more
'sitting' on the dead stems of my Honeysuckle. They can stay there for
many hours and don't seem to be easily disturbed.
http://www.amac.f2s.com/dragonfly/index.htm






--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

Dragonfly
 

"'Mike'" wrote
"Bob Hobden" replied
"'Mike'" wrote
http://www.myalbum.com/Album-FKGLJVR...0-Animals.html

Settled on a Geranium on our veranda this morning and is still there 12
hours later :-)

Four inch wingspan and three inch overall body length.

Anyone know anything about them? How long will it stay? How long do they
live?


That looks like a Southern Hawker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Hawker
and they can live up to 4 months although they spend 3 years as aquatic
larvae.


Won't argue 'cos I know nothing about them, but the nearest we could find
was the Golden - Ringed Dragonfly. Could it be?


It could be but that Dragonfly is jet black with yellow bands and the two
lines on the thorax are angled.
I'm certain yours is a male Southern Hawker.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

Dragonfly
 

"Alan" wrote in message
...
In message , 'Mike'
wrote
http://www.myalbum.com/Album-FKGLJVR...0-Animals.html

Settled on a Geranium on our veranda this morning and is still there 12
hours later :-)

Four inch wingspan and three inch overall body length.

Anyone know anything about them? How long will it stay? How long do they
live?

For the last 3 weeks I've seen about a dozen or so at a time in my urban
garden when it is sunny. I'm not aware of anyone having a pond in their
garden close by. After flying around for a while I can find 6 or more
'sitting' on the dead stems of my Honeysuckle. They can stay there for
many hours and don't seem to be easily disturbed.
http://www.amac.f2s.com/dragonfly/index.htm

They look like Common Hawkers.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

Dragonfly
 

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Anyone know anything about them? How long will it stay? How long do they
live?

Surprised it's still there after all that time.

Not a lot longer, in that particular case, I'd guess.

Generally, they break out of the imago in the summer, and die in the autumn.

Favourite food of some small hawks, apparantly.

--
Rusty
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Dragonfly
 

Anyone know anything about them? How long will it stay? How long do they
live?

Surprised it's still there after all that time.

Not a lot longer, in that particular case, I'd guess.

Generally, they break out of the imago in the summer, and die in the
autumn.

Favourite food of some small hawks, apparantly.

--
Rusty
Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk
Separator in search of a sig

Still there at 07.50 this morning!!

Mike