Wednesday, 30 December 2015

Brown Aeshna or Hawker

This is a Brown Hawker, or Brown Aeshna (Aeshna Grandis).
They are fierce hunters, feeding off small insects, and sometimes butterflies and moths!
They are extremely good at aerobatics; they can fly forwards at 10-15 metres a second, they can fly sideways with ease, and can even fly backwards!

Brown Aeshna
Photo by Alex Sidney

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