[Adastra] Dragonfly... and wasps!

[Dave Monk]

I had am interesting experience with a Broad-bodied Chaser last week.
I had just been doing some painting. While i was waiting for the paint to
dry, I decided to have a look around the garden. I came across a female BB
chaser and took a couple of photos. I then decided to see if I could pick it
up. I put my finger between it and the plant it was standing on and it stood
on the end of my finger. I walked around the garden for half an hour with it
perched on my finger. Wow... I could not believe it. They usually fly away
for the slightest reason. I wounded since if it had something to do with the
dry paint that was on my hand. Can anyone offer another explanation why it
would let me do this?
Photos are here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29955043@N00/?xp=1
Dave




John Luck wrote:
> 
> Broad-bodied Chaser, most certainly, Stuart, but I think you will find 
> that it is a female. The anal appendages are set much wider giving the 
> lower abdomen a much broader appearance than the male.
> 
> We also had our first real dragonfly visit the garden pond yesterday 
> which was an immature male starting to show the blue pruinescence. It 
> arrived shortly after mid-day and was flying around holding territory 
> perching on both the rosemary bushes and mimulus flowers at the edge of 
> the pond and was still going strong when I left to go out an hour later.
> 
> John
> 
> Stuart Cooper wrote:
>> Dragonfly seen today in my garden in Broad Oak - 
>>
>> http://www.altview.co.uk/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=241
>>
>> I've identified it as an immature male Broad-bodied Chaser, although I
>> stand
>> to be corrected of course.
>>
>> I've also discovered a newly built wasp nest in the front of my garage...
>> As
>> we are having a wedding reception in the garden in a couple of weeks,
>> it's
>> going to have to go. Any suggestions? I'm looking at removal/destruction
>> as
>> I don't suppose it can be relocated safely.
>>
>> Stuart.
>>
>>
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