Since the weather was not quite as oppressive as it has been the past few days, I braved the heat and humidity and headed outside this morning. I wandered the yard with camera in hand for about forty five minutes and almost filled a memory card.
There was much going on. There were many different insects nectaring on the flowers Joan’ garden. There were also a number of different dragonflies going about their business, including a couple exhibiting oblisking behavior.
Oblisking is when an individual points its abdomen more-or-less straight up in the air. This behavior is thought to be involved in thermoregulation. By minimizing the surface exposed to the sun, an individual will stay a bit cooler that it would otherwise.
When I got too hot, I headed into the house for a drink of iced tea and to process these photographs!
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Damn, I was hoping to see you “oblisking” as well! The second last image (Calico Pennant) reminded me of Tinkerbelle and her landing style. Quite an impressive angle you managed for this one. This was my favorite of the group.
Comment by Just Joe — 21 July 2013 @ 8:13 AM