Odonata on the campus of NIT Rourkela


Odonata on the campus of NIT Rourkela



Some facts (Copied from [1] for readers benefit): 



Odonata is an order of carnivorous insects, encompassing dragonflies (Anisoptera / Epiprocta) and damselflies (Zygoptera) .



Odonates are aquatic or semi-aquatic as juveniles. Thus, adults are most often seen near bodies of water and are frequently described as aquatic insects. However, many species range far from water. 


They are carnivorous throughout their life, mostly feeding on smaller insects.


Eggs are laid in water or on vegetation near water or wet places, and hatch to produce pronymphs which live off the nutrients that were in the egg. They then develop into instars with approximately 9–14 molts that are (in most species) voracious predators on other aquatic organisms, including small fishes


The nymphs grow and molt, usually in dusk or dawn, into the flying teneral immature adults, whose color is not yet developed. These insects later transform into reproductive adults.










Ref:

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odonata


12 comments:

  1. Very good capture. Loved the color combinations created by nature. The blue one looks really Dashing :-)

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    1. Thanks Ranjana, nature is the best designer. Blue one is my fav too :-)

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  2. Beautiful clicks. Which is the macro lens used?

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    1. Thanks Nanda, welcome to the blog. I use Nikkor 105mm IF-ED VR .

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  3. very nice pics.Paresh Kale.... keep it up....

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  4. Very interesting pictures..they rarely sit still at one place ...

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    1. Thnx Prasad. Actually in morning and evening time they will sit idle. Even f they flew away, will come back to the same place where sitting earlier. One of the best natural objects for photography.

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