Happy Dragonfly

4 years ago Nature

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No, it's not photoshopped - while out for a stroll in the UK’s Peak District, Mark Manders discovered this happy-looking dragonfly and quickly snapped some shots on his camera phone (good advert for the phone, eh – and no, we don’t know what make it was).

“It looks like a Pixar character,” said the 34-year-old. “It let me put my phone right against it. I didn't notice the smiley face at the time – it wasn't until afterwards when I saw the pictures.” Steve Prentice, of the British Dragonfly Society, has said that the female Southern Hawker’s smiley face comes from the ‘frons’ – the frontal area of the insect’s head, above the mouth parts.

Nature is freakin’ cool.

Source Metro

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shinichi.okazaki says

Dec 18th, 2008 at 12am
Dang, must be a 5 megapixel cameraphone. The shot was crisp enough to show details. But whatever, the dragonfly is pretty darn beautiful, although they morph from a terrifying mantis-like nymph. They also eliminate pests. Ha ha! Good one, dragonfly! ^_^.v..

Humberto says

Oct 3rd, 2008 at 12am
No, no, no . . . That is a lie, a mobile phone camera doesn't do it!!!

Sonya says

Sep 25th, 2008 at 12am
Nature *is* freakin' cool!

MB says

Sep 23rd, 2008 at 12am
Always a fan of dragonflies. You know this picture will be ripped off by a lot of people to use as social networking site avatars! I've never seen such a good photo from a camera phone.

Caligula says

Sep 20th, 2008 at 12am
Wat? Cel phone camera?

Ayub says

Sep 20th, 2008 at 12am
Wow, thats cooool. happy go lucky dragonfly!

Tom says

Sep 20th, 2008 at 12am
firsties!

Jim Jones says

Sep 20th, 2008 at 12am
OMG he is so cute! I want one! Jiff www.anonweb.net.tc