There’s an awesome movie (I’m forgetting it’s name, now) about life in a pasture or meadow – something like that – which has this awesome scene where it starts raining hard and you see all the bugs getting slammed around by these giant car-sized globs of water… It’s not one of the Attenborough films, I don’t think, but it’s comparably good.
matthewenglundsays
Looks like Occupy Twig to me :-)
Dick the Damnedsays
Marcus, i saw that too. The dragonfly was described as the ruthless killer of all insects that got in its way. It was very good natural history, as you say, on a par with DA.
That’s why i tried to make a joke of it throttling a stick insect.
It eats to live: why should it have sympathy for its mosquito meals?
Especially, why should we?
Not that the mosquito “should” have sympathy for us, either, but even parasites likely view their own parasites as loathsome (at least reasonably smart ones, like vampire bats).
Well aright. Sun-showers are the only way Im aware of to get this shot. I’m amazed/skeptical that the rain was so dense. Personally I would have staged this on a sunny day with a sprinkler ;)
AussieMikesays
Hold on Marge, it’s just a brief shower!! Marge????…….
What a beautiful photograph. Life is tough for little guys like that! Hang in there!
Which makes me realize that’s a better “hang in there” image than those kitsch posters with a car or a chimp.
I whip my wings back and forth.
Glen Davidson
Is the dragonfly trying to throttle a stick insect?
What a fantastic shot!
Definitely award winning.
It’s like he’s standing in a tiny meteor shower. I’m glad to be big.
There’s an awesome movie (I’m forgetting it’s name, now) about life in a pasture or meadow – something like that – which has this awesome scene where it starts raining hard and you see all the bugs getting slammed around by these giant car-sized globs of water… It’s not one of the Attenborough films, I don’t think, but it’s comparably good.
Looks like Occupy Twig to me :-)
Marcus, i saw that too. The dragonfly was described as the ruthless killer of all insects that got in its way. It was very good natural history, as you say, on a par with DA.
That’s why i tried to make a joke of it throttling a stick insect.
I wonder where that is–I never see dragonflies with orange wings.
It eats to live: why should it have sympathy for its mosquito meals?
Especially, why should we?
Not that the mosquito “should” have sympathy for us, either, but even parasites likely view their own parasites as loathsome (at least reasonably smart ones, like vampire bats).
Glen Davidson
Ah, the movie I was referring to is “Microcosmos” — I highly recommend it.
Microcosmos, perhaps?
Ah, too late, I see.
Fine movie, though. I particularly liked the dung beetle sequence.
Well aright. Sun-showers are the only way Im aware of to get this shot. I’m amazed/skeptical that the rain was so dense. Personally I would have staged this on a sunny day with a sprinkler ;)
Hold on Marge, it’s just a brief shower!! Marge????…….