ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 7月20日 02時52分

Photograph by David Chancellor @chancellordavid - Working with the ecologists, catching all manner of flying machines here in the Cairngorm National Park, Scotland - this beauty is a Golden Ringed Dragonfly that we encountered when out and about on the hills here. It is unmistakable due to its black and yellow colouring and its slightly down-curved abdomen. Though its seems much bigger in flight the insect is only 8cm long and has a wingspan of around 10cm. Unlike other dragonflies it is often seen far away from standing water. It travels long distances to forage and can even be seen at the tops of Munros; for example Mount Keen (939m) here in the Cairngorms, on warm days. It breeds in shallow peat runnels or seepages as well as lochs with exposed peaty muddy edges or even slow flowing burns and rivers. The female has a unique egg laying style. Most dragonflies either lay their eggs on floating vegetation or flick their eggs on top of the surface of the water, but the female of this beauty hovers vertically and uses the pointed end of her abdomen to stab down into the soft peat, or mud, and releases an egg each time, looking rather like the needle on a sewing machine going up and down. Usually the dry rustle of her wings against the vegetation is a clue to this behaviour happening #cairngormsnationalpark #conserving #wildfire #scotland #wildlife #dragonflies - to see more, follow me here @ナショナルジオグラフィック @chancellordavid @thephotosociety @everydayextinction

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