RE: Ever seen a dragonfly with 8 wings?

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Yes, there is a very large variety of them. Some are small, others are large. There are of different colors, those that pose with their wings open and those that do so with their wings closed, but for me they have not been easy to photograph. thank you so much @papilloncharity.

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Well, I am glad that you got some photos of the dragonflies and I can see that you still have a lot to learn about them. We have 6 dragonfly families that comprises 98 species here in South Africa.
The whole African continent has 850 species of dragonflies and they all have different characteristics.
Iam very interested your dragonflies, as maybe we also have some of them here.

This is a Navy Dropwing (Trithemis furva) that I took today.

Good luck with your research lady Elena!
!PIZZA

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Wow, you have many species of flying horses. Maybe there are more than here because Africa is a bigger and more virgin continent. How beautiful is that blue!.
My photos are not as good as yours, but I am sending you this one that I have not been able to identify.

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Thank you very much @papilloncharity

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Yes, you are correct as the size of the continent also assists the animals and the insects to grow to bigger sizes. No, your photos are excellent and no need to feel that my photos are better.
That is one beautiful dragonfly and I have never seen one in those colors, but the wings tell me that it might be a Dropwing. Pity that I cannot see the torso, or the body as that would make it easier to identify its specie name. A lovely photo my friend.

Have some !Pizza lady Elena.

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Your ability to accurately recognize species among so many that look alike is amazing. Ah, almost all the photos were taken from the same position, so the torso didn't appear in any of them, only a bit of the abdomen.
Thanks a million @papilloncharity for your valuable help 🤗.

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Thank you for the compliment lady Elena and thankfully I have had a few years of research behind my back. Did you know that the longest period of a dragonfly's life is spent under water. Up to 7 years as a Nymph and when they transform from nymph to dragonfly, they only live for short periods.
My pleasure to help and thank you for the appreciation.
!PIZZA

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Is incredible!. It means that they are more aquatic than terrestrial (or aerial). Because their adult life is when they are finishing and preparing to die.
One of the things I love is that they control fly and mosquito populations.
It seems that there is still much to know about them, for example when and where they travel on their migratory flights.
Thank you very much ❤️

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Oh yes, and they are also related to the pre-historic times. Olde World insects as they are called.
The dragonfly design was also used to build the first helicopters. Dragonflies are expert insect catchers due to their many flight pattern abilities and they like to catch insects in flight.
I am sure that you are going to discover a wide range of surprises about dragonflies.
Only a pleasure 😊 !LOLZ

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Well, if I liked them before, now I like them more 🙂

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