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Chrysanthemums

Grishipol Stones

Gneiss formations at Grishipol Bay, Coll  in the Inner Hebrides

Wedged Stone  

Motion Sickness

Canna

Poppies

Arisaema Griffithii

Poppies again

Clematis

Barn Owl

Gift Wrapped

at Grishipol Bay, Coll  in the Inner Hebrides

Green Stone

at Grishipol Bay, Coll  in the Inner Hebrides

Bee Orchid

Fringed Tulip

'Nelumbo' leaves taken in Berlin Botanic Garden's hothouse (thanks Maja)

Winter Pansy

November Pansy

Chinese Cobra Lily

Gerberas

Red and Green

Hummingbird
 

Peony

Early

Rose

Rodgersia leaves

Garlic

Tulip
 

Little Britain

Blue Trainers

Backgammon

Two Fingers

Sizing up

Deserted Factory

Going Home

Awakening

Castleton Early

Moth Orchids

Tulip

Pampas Grass

Dead Tulip

Eustomia

Lonely Duck

Bee Orchid

Parrot Tulip

Not for Sale

House at Aptera

Fritillaries and Black Pulsatilla

Cretan Alley

Tomb at Haddon Hall

Rembrandt Tulip

Peppercoombe pebbles

Poppy

Chefchaouen Alley

Sheringham

Swiss Chard

Sunlight on Water

Triangular Trees

Reflection of a water lily at Kew

Reflections at Weston Super Mare

Moonwalker

King's Cross

Lights on the Millennium Bridge

Garlic

Borough Market

Curbar Edge

Soho Alley

Purple & Gold

Repertor

Waverley at Whitstable

Late Afternoon

Lisianthus and bamboo

Iztuzu River

House at Kas

Lofty

Brothers

Upside down

Ophrys Rheinholdii

Sandbar at Iztuzu

Café in Brixton

Venice

Alternative view

Lone poppy

  
     
     

 

BROAD BODIED CHASER

Size
Medium sized; body length 25-20 mm.

Colour-patterning
Males have a grey-brown ground colouration with a pair of yellowishy bands on the thorax behind the eyes and a striking powder blue abdomen. The tip of the abdomen is black and there are a series of four or five yellow markings along either side of abdomen at mid-body. Both sets of wings have dark brown patches at their bases with those of the hind wings being larger and triangular in shape. Females are similarly patterned to the males but the males blue colouration is replaced with a duller yellow-brown colouration.

Behaviour
Males are very territorial and aggressive as they fly over their ponds and chase off not only rival males but also any other larger dragonflies that intrude into their territory. They adopt lookout perches to which they return consistently day after day in between territorial flights. Females are usually only seen over water when egg laying. Mating takes place in the air and the female lays her eggs in floating and submerged pondweeds. During egg laying the female hovers a few centimetres above the water surface and lays eggs individually onto the weeds as she swoops down repeatedly in a circular movement, lays her egg and returns to her hovering position.

Where to look for it
Broad-bodied Chasers prefer sheltered ponds or very slow moving water. They are not uncommonly associated with garden ponds and can even be found around brackish lagoons.

When to look for it
Early May to August

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