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Emperor Dragonfly female laying eggs, while being harassed by a common blue damselfly. Caesar's Camp gravel pit, Farnham, Surrey, UK, 12 June 2021.
The Emperor Dragonfly and larvae are top predators, so are a big threat to damselflies and larvae. Damselflies will actively chase the huge Emperor so that she can't lay her eggs in the same area as theirs.
Canon EOS 6D with Sigma 150-600mm Lens.
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- Gordon England
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- Saturday 12 June 2021
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- Date Time of Original
- 2021:06:12 14:13:29
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- Model
- Canon EOS 6D
- Aperture Number
- 8
- Exposure Time
- 1/180 s
- ISO
- 200
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- Gordon England
- iptc_title
- Egg Laying Emperor Dragonfly
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- Emperor Dragonfly female laying eggs, while being harassed by a common blue damselfly Caesar's Camp gravel pit, Farnham, Surrey, UK, 12 June 2021.
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- Aeshnidae, Anax, Anisoptera, Caesar's camp, Common, Damselfly, Dragonfly, Emperor, Enallagma, Farnham, Female, Odonata, Spring, Summer, UK, Wildlife, animal, blue, copy space, copyspace, cyathigerum, deposit, dragonflies, egg, fauna, imperator, insect, insects, laying, nature, surrey, water