this thing was clanking around my light

Postby drewcrane » 14 Aug 2009 2:20

when i was working on the chally the other day this dragon fly came in to check things out, enough for a pic and then it left

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Postby RedRaven » 14 Aug 2009 7:45

Rockin pic dude!! :thumbsup:
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Postby dave-r » 14 Aug 2009 7:51

Imagine being on a motorcycle and getting one of those in your teeth at 70mph. :lol:
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Postby Jimiboy » 14 Aug 2009 8:47

Since they only live a couple of days, that dayfly did see something meaningfull flying by a mopargarage... :s006:

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Postby drewcrane » 14 Aug 2009 15:18

dave-r wrote:Imagine being on a motorcycle and getting one of those in your teeth at 70mph. :lol:
man that would be a mouthful its head is the size of a marble
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Postby dave-r » 14 Aug 2009 15:22

Had a big bright metallic blue one hit my windshield in Canada once. Must have been 6 inches long. That made me jump. :lol:
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Postby Eddie » 14 Aug 2009 16:28

Wait till you drive thru the Mid-West! :s004:(Cool pic Drew)
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Postby Goldenblack440 » 15 Aug 2009 11:47

That's a bee-udiful Dragon fly, i love nature pics, you were lucky you had the camera handy for that one! Looks like it didn't wanna land on your beast though
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Postby drewcrane » 09 Oct 2009 13:14

beast though to slippery :s024:
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this one had a dizzy death

Postby drewcrane » 09 Oct 2009 17:14

round and round it goes,wings a flappin

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Postby dave-r » 09 Oct 2009 17:18

These were both embedded in Eddie's truck grill on our way to Denver. They were surprisingly intact.

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Postby drewcrane » 09 Oct 2009 17:55

wow the yellow one looks like you pinned it there :s007:
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