Anax imperator

Emperor dragonfly
The empress arrives landing in a copter style flight, obviously annoyed by 2 males trying to grab her. She buzzes in mind set on laying the next generation. She knows how to command respect by folding her abdomen forward and evading the oncoming attacks. A pity since I would rather have shot a mating wheel, naturally!
Femelle de forme verte:
Green female:
Si la première paire de pattes reste repliée derrière la tête la plupart du temps, elle rend bien service pour stabiliser les dames qui pondent sur des tiges de joncs en décomposition bien instables:
If the first pair of legs remains folded
behind the head most of the time, it comes very handy to stabilize the
females laying on very unstable degrading vegetation:



