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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator

            Length: 78mm
Britain's bulkiest Dragonfly. Its bright colours and active habit make it very obvious when hunting over medium to large water bodies. It rarely settles, even eating its prey in flight. Both sexes have a bright, apple-green thorax and green or blue eyes. The costa is bright yellow. They often fly with the rear of the abdomen bent slightly downwards.

The male has a sky blue abdomen with a central dark line.
The female has a green abdomen, similarly marked, which may become blue in warm weather.

Mostly associated with large, well vegetated ponds and lakes, but may be found over canals and slow moving rivers. The female lays her eggs, alone, in floating pondweed.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Milton Keynes (show map)

Taken on: July 3, 2009

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/5.6, 1/320 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
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