Anax_Imperator_2(loz).JPG

Summary

Photographer	Loz (L. B. Tettenborn)
Description	Deutsch: Frischgeschlüpfte männliche Große Königslibelle ( Anax imperator ) im Ahlenmoor , nördliches Niedersachsen. Die Libelle klammert sich noch an die Exuvie, aus der sie sich gerade befreit hat. Die Flügel sind bereits vollständig entfaltet, jedoch noch nicht ausgehärtet, das Abdomen muß sich noch auf seine schlussendliche Größe strecken, die Zeichnung ist noch nicht entwickelt. English: Teneral male Emperor ( Anax imperator ) in the Ahlenmoor, a peatland in northern Lower Saxony, Germany. The dragonfly still clings to the exuvium from which it has just escaped. The wings are already fully unfolded; however, they have not hardened yet. The abdomen still has to stretch to its final size, its marking have yet to develop. Français : Imago d' Anax empereur ( Anax imperator ). L'imago est toujours posé sur son exuvie, ses ailes ne sont pas encore déployées. Photo prise dans l'Ahlenmoor, une tourbière dans le nord de la Basse-Saxe (Allemagne).
Depicted place	Ahlenmoor
Date	9 May 2009
Source	Own work
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Camera Model	Canon EOS 400D
Shutter speed	1/500 s
Aperture	f/5,6
Film speed (ISO)	200
Lens	Canon EF 100mm 1:2.8 Macro USM
Focal length	100 mm [35mm Equiv: 160 mm]

Camera location	53° 42′ 14.5″ N, 8° 47′ 52.88″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	53.704028; 8.798022

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