Went back outside with the big camera now (Sony A6700) and the Scarlet Dragonfly let me get super close! 🐉

I took this photo with the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 lens - I did also try a couple of macro shots with a Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x, but couldn't get the sharp shot I was after (nor enough to do a stack), it was a bit windy.

This dragonfly was super chill, flying around but always coming back to this spot. He even shared his lunch beside me! 🤩

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Another Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) for #weevilwednesday

Female Black Vine Weevils (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) have the ability to reproduce parthenogenetically with fertilisation of eggs required to produce males, though no males have been observed
This form of parthenogenesis is known as thelytoky.

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