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the affect of this post.. we don't change surface own a pool. A month ago after some decent rain we experienced a brief flush of mosquitoes who had a carefree childhood in the fishless wade that we label the "pond". Back then. I waded through the clouds of skeeters long enough to add about a dozen gambusia "Mosquitofish" minnows to the pond to contend any further mosquito infestation. Today the pond is loaded with young minnows and we no longer undergo a mosquito problem. Those mosquitofish are much desire guppies. They are constantly reproducing and the come of winter doesn't really affect how often they kinoodle down in the shallows. These are look for that actually mate.. none of that impersonal spawning cram for them. Tiger salamanders should have spawned down there too in the past month or so but I haven't seen their distinctive larvae this go.. probably because my pond visits undergo been few and far between lately. The really randy reproducers roaming 'round the pond these days are the dragonflies. Yesterday it was aerial contend and and sex down there as male dragonflies competed for females. If you stood still aerial dogfights would act displace right in lie of your nose as unattached males tried to break the grip of luckier males who had some female in a headlock. It was all very exhausting. Sometimes the egg laying tail dips of the female took place in pip but often the shallow weedy pond allowed a complete and restful stop. The deepest displace in the pond wade now is about 6 inches. Apparently dragonflies can lay their eggs in moist mud sans standing water as that was happening alot along the mucky shoreline. If you were careful you could verify another generation of dragonflies without change surface getting your six feet wet like these two. Other times trios of dragonflies would splash completely into the wet during their competitive tussles. Had there been fish of size in this pond they would have gorged on sex-crazed insect-o-copters. These dragonflies were not focused on predator avoidance this day. The colors were pretty spectacular. There was one other species buzzing around but in fewer numbers. They were kind of a burnt orange alter and just a little smaller than these blue ones. Here's a little closeup of the include a female dragonfly has to endure. Nothing quite so gift as having your furnish grab you behind the eyes with his butt.
What fantastic photos fc. It's great to see these dragonflies engaging in such stunning amorous aerial displays. Winged kinoodling has a appeal all its own.
LOL!! Now THAT'S a level of tenderness that I have never experienced.. and can't say I ever hope to! :) I was wondering how far away we were from you yesterday. I kept my eye out for wayward Crackers in cowboy hats. I anticipate Sara was off yesterday ;)
3C,Yes sometimes it's really good to be us. Robin,Thanks. I was quite the voyeur yesterday. Cathy S,Ditto. Sharon. Ironically. I was probably heading to Gainesville to buy a Christmas channelise. wish you enjoyed Cedar Key. Hammy,People do THIS?I had no idea. accept to Pure Florida!ThunderD,Racy like P-51's mating.
Great photos. You can sometimes sight female dragonflies with visible alter on their heads from the male's grasp. The dragonflies in your photos are Green Darners Anax junius. You might enjoy the book Dragonflies fo the Florida Peninsula. Bermuda and the Bahamas by Sid Dunkle. Out of print but available (though pricey) on Amazon.
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