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Two-Striped Forceptail Obelisking
Dragonflies are ectotherms, therefore their bodies are heated and cooled by the ambient temperatures. When it is very hot, they obelisk to get less direct sunrays, thus cooling themselves.
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| Date Taken: | Sep 4, 2016 |
| Date Uploaded: | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Location: | The Villages, Florida, United States |
| Camera: | NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5100 |
| Focal Length: | 600 mm |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/800 sec |
| Aperture: | f/6.3 |
| ISO: | 250 |
| Copyright: | © STANLEY LAVENDER |
| Categories: | Animals |