#Indian skimmer

[birdblues]

Indian Skimmer

#indian skimmer #skimmer #Rynchops albicollis #Charadriiformes #Laridae #Rynchops #bird #upl

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Conservationists from India win The Habitats Trust grant for their ground breaking work

The rainforest canopy in Wayanad, Kerala, is a world unto itself, brimming with biodiversity. While climate change is threatening these canopies, the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary in Wayanad (GBS), a success story on conservation of rare and endangered plant species of the Western Ghats, steps in with an ex-situ conservation strategy. The community of horticulturalists, naturalists and educators,…

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#Ashoka Trust for Research and Ecology #black-bellied tern #Bombay Natural History Society #conservation #Gurukula Botanical Society #HCL Foundation #Indian skimmer #IUCN list #Kiran Nadar Museum of Art #Roshni Nadar Malhotra #The Forest Way #The Habitats Trust #Thiruvannamalai

[cricketchirp]

Honoring the Lady's Slippers

It’s become a tradition for us to spend Memorial Day or at least a day during this weekend searching for one of My Guy’s favorite blooms. I don’t even remember how the count began, but now he cannot not count them. What we’ve learned over the years is that they like a variety of habitats. from dark forests to bogs, and even mountain tops. And they like to hide. So we must really don our Lady’s…

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#Clintonia #Common Whitetail Skimmer #Indian Cucumber-root #Lady&039;s Slipper #Maine #Memorial Day #western Maine

[audible-smiles]

Avian Pied Beauty

Behold: In no particular order, and for no particular reason, I give you thirty of the most dramatic, elegant, and visually interesting black-and-white bird plumages on planet Earth.

Pied harrier

2. Black-and-white warbler

3. Black-headed ibis

4. Black-and-white hawk-eagle

5. Black guillemot

6. Razorbill

7. Pied avocet

8. Magellanic penguin

9. Hairy woodpecker

10. Common loon

11. Snow goose

12. Black skimmer

13. Black phoebe

14. Australian Magpie

15. Australian pied cormorant

16. Pied kingfisher

17. Pied thrush

18. Oriental magpie-robin

19. African pied wagtail

20. Black-and-white mannikin

21. Pied crow

22. Oriental pied-hornbill

23. Pied bushchat

24. European pied flycatcher

25. Pied butcherbird

26. Pied falconet

27. Pied-crested tit-tyrant

28. Pied wheatear

29. Indian pied starling

30. Chinstrap penguin

#basically a bird-themed aesthetic pinboard #pics mostly from ebird #what a good bird #long post #made one last-minute substitution #because oystercatchers are TOO BROWN!!! #top posts

[vandaliatraveler]

It was oppressively and unnecessarily hot today - in the low 90′s - so I eschewed any grand adventures and made homemade salsa instead with batches of newly-ripened goodies from my tomato and pepper pots. My sole foray outside was a mid-morning hike around Fairfax Pond-Rehe Wildlife Management Area, whose beautiful, interconnected ponds and waterways seemed right for the occasion. Swamp rose (Rosa palustris) is a bit past peak now, and riddled with Japanese beetles, but it makes a grand display starting in early July.

From top: swamp rose, a native perennial shrub that forms dense, colorful thickets along streambanks and ponds; rose milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), another wetlands-loving perennial with high-wildlife value; Allegheny monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens), an adorable colonizer with whimsical, double-lipped flowers; blue vervain (Verbena hastata), also known swamp verbena, a graceful, moisture loving perennial whose flowering spikes bloom from the bottom up; a silvery checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) cooling its jets on Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum), also known as hemp dogbane; fringed loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata), yet another wetlands-loving perennial, whose droopy yellow flowers are quite beguiling; six-spotted fishing spider (Dolomedes triton), also sometimes referred to as dock spider for its habit of rapidly vanishing between the cracks of boat docks; and a male widow skimmer ((Libellula luctuosa) finding the perfect perch for scouting females and prey. 

#appalachia #vandalia #summer #flora #rosa palustris #swamp rose #asclepias incarnata #rose milkweed #mimulus ringens #allegheny monkeyflower #verbena hastata #blue vervain #swamp verbena #chlosyne nycteis #silvery checkerspot #apocynum cannabinum #indian hemp #hemp dogbane #lysimachia ciliata #fringed loosestrife #dolomedes triton #six-spotted fishing spider #libellula luctuosa #widow skimmer #dragonfly #fairfax pond-rehe wildlife management area

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9 Hacks That Inspire The Best Kitchen Storage Ideas

Here are a few kitchen storage ideas that will turn organizing into your new favorite hobby

Whether you're moving into a new home, setting up a new one for the first time or simply making the most of your day off by reorganizing, kitchen storage ideas are always handy. Since your meals are prepared in the kitchen, it is doubly important to keep the kitchen tidy and organized at all times.

If that wasn’t enough pressure, the fact that so many different types of things - from food items in various forms to utensils and crockery in multiple shapes and sizes - need to be organized in the kitchen can leave us baffled even more. Here are some of the best kitchen storage ideas to make the task easier and more time-consuming for you.

This cool collection of kitchen storage & crockery storage solutions ideas will help you create a kitchen that Monica Geller would love. From small kitchen storage ideas to kitchen cabinet storage ideas, these cool kitchen storage ideas make it easy to stay organized. 

A Handy Tip When? You’re Looking For Modular Kitchen Storage Ideas

Especially if your modular kitchen has both upper and lower kitchen cabinets, it's a good idea to keep the upper cabinets for food items and the lower cabinets for utensils and crockery as a general rule of thumb when it comes to storage ideas for modular kitchens. You won't have to worry about pots falling over or on you with these kitchen cabinet storage ideas.

Make A Heat Map To Get The Best Out Of Kitchen Storage Organisation Ideas

The area where your cooktop is installed and the space immediately next to it will be the most important. Visualize your kitchen as a heat map and sort it by importance. Once you have heat mapped your kitchen in order of utility, it becomes easier to decide what goes where once you've worked your way outwards to determine the degree of functional importance for the rest of your kitchen. Make the most of your available space with this clever storage idea for small kitchens.

Frequency Of Use Is The Key To Effective Kitchen Storage Ideas

Next, consider how often you use the items in your kitchen. You should place all your kitchen tools near the stove and workstation, including cooking spoons, spatulas, ladles, turners, skimmers and whisks, which you use daily and in almost every cooking activity. As for oil, spices, salt, and sugar, this is the same rule. The cabinet below your work area should be filled with cooking utensils like pots, pans, and kadais that are used daily as kitchen cabinet storage ideas. Make sure that dry ingredients such as flour, rice, pasta, and produce that doesn't need refrigeration are nearby the cooking area based on your diet choices.

Kitchen Storage Ideas For Small Kitchens Means Occasional Items Are Out Of Sight

Keeping occasionally used items behind the daily-used and essential items will keep them out of the way, but not entirely out of reach. As a result, rarely used items can be kept the farthest. For small kitchen storage ideas, you can put rarely used utensils in the space between the upper cabinets and the ceiling. When you're looking for kitchen storage ideas for small kitchens, these storage ideas will help you keep essentials within reach, ensure an uninterrupted cooking experience, and keep your essentials within reach.

Cool Kitchen Storage Ideas Are All About Grouping

In our kitchen storage organization ideas, we recommend grouping similar items by size and type. All the cutlery will be in one drawer, with separate sections for teaspoons, tablespoons, forks, knives and butter knives within the drawer. If you use both steel and glass serving bowls, group them accordingly. The same applies to glasses. If you arrange items in groups, they can also be nestled together by size, which is very useful for small Indian kitchen storage spaces. For instance, mixing bowls, kadhais, pots, and pans can be stacked vertically to save space, as can storage containers with their lids stacked vertically. Kitchen cupboard storage ideas like these will certainly reduce chaos in the kitchen.

Build Yourself An Appliance Station For Some More Cool Kitchen Storage Ideas

As a kitchen appliance station, mark up the countertop area near the electrical outlets. Store appliances like kettles, toasters, mixers, and grinders that you're sure to use frequently. With these kitchen storage ideas, you won't have to move items around every time you need to use the sockets.

Hooks Are The Secret To Clever Storage Ideas For Small Kitchens

When you have limited space in the kitchen, hooks, magnetic strips, pegboards, and hanging organizers are your best friends. These make kitchen storage ideas for small kitchens a breeze, by using all free space, such as underneath the upper kitchen cabinet, the wall and the ceiling. Under kitchen cabinets, on the inner side of kitchen cabinet doors, and on the walls, hooks can be used to hang mugs and cups, making them easy to reach and return. Hang cooking tools or pots and pans with handles on pegboards on the side of a cabinet or on a wall. You can use a hanging organizer to store cutlery if you don't have a drawer to spare. These are some clever ways to store small kitchen items.

Rules For Open Shelving Kitchen Storage Ideas

In kitchen storage ideas, open shelving is one of the most popular trends. However, open shelving kitchen storage ideas are best suited to items that you are sure to use often, such as mugs, glasses, bowls, cutlery, and cooking tools. Considering that these items will be used daily, they will also be cleaned regularly, so there is no need to worry about dust gathering on them.

Separate The Stock From The Supply For Kitchen Pantry Storage Ideas

Kitchen pantry storage ideas that will help you organize your pantry include separating stock from daily supplies. Store bulk items like flour, oil, rice, pasta, pulses and lentils, salt, and sugar in a kitchen cabinet that is far from your work area. Place these in small amounts in storage containers in your kitchen cabinet closest to your work area. Make sure the containers are of the same size and style so they line up neatly in the kitchen cabinet without taking up too much space. You can store your portioned supplies in quirky canisters if you don't mind having things on your countertop, or you're looking for small Indian kitchen storage ideas. In addition to adding to the aesthetic of the kitchen, these cool accessories will function as kitchen decor.

There's bound to be a lot of shifting and shuffling happening in the kitchen, since you enter it multiple times a day and it's accessed by everyone in the house. If you spend hours on these cool kitchen storage ideas and they end up in a mess after a few months, don't give up. Instead, make it a habit to reorganize your kitchen every few months by using these kitchen storage ideas. You can then get rid of the items you don't use as often as you expected, making room for other things, and help keep things neat at all times.

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List of quotes on my wall:

Disco Elysium (light blue is intellect, purple is psyche, magenta is physique, yellow is motorics, and black is characters):

I need you. You can keep me on this earth. Be vigilant. I love you.

-Shivers

If an assault were launched on this building right now--if the windows came crashing down and the whole world descended upon you--this man would hurl himself in death's way to save you. You are sure of this--but why?

-Esprit de Corps (upon meeting Kim)

-What this boils down to is this *reality* thing is stupid. Blow this joint, grab a bottle and drain that shit right down your throat.

-Yes, and perform auto-erotic asphyxiation on yourself with your funny neck tie. Out in the open somewhere!

-Electrochemistry & Horrific Necktie

-It was real. I'd seen it. I'd seen it *in reality*.

-Seen *what*?

-The mask of humanity fall from capital. It has to take it off to kill everyone-everything you love, all the hope and tenderness in the world. It has to take it off, just for one second. To do the deed. And then you see it. As it strangles and beats your friends to death...the sweetest, most courageous people in the world. You see the fear and power and its eyes. Then you *know*.

-What?

-That the bourgeois are not human.

-Dros, the Deserter

Dios mio! (draw a cross) A LIBERAL!

-Communist dialog option when meeting Joyce

Communist quotes (red):

At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.

-Che Guevara

Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary. -Karl Marx, 1850

Perseus wore a magic cap so that the monsters he hunted may not see him. We draw the magic cap down over our own eyes and ears so as to deny that there are any monsters. -Marx, Capital, 1867

Unus Annus (Black and white):

-You get a buncha' meat, right?

-Uh huh

-You wanna put it in your body in a...better way! What do you do? You put it in a weird SOCK. Alright? You put it in a weird sock and cook it up on a skrittle, skittle?

-No, no you were right, yeah. Skittle.

-Skrittle? No that's not it, hold on. Griddle? Griddle! No wait, what's the other one? What's the one that starts with an 'S'?

-You're gonna get there, I believe in you.

-Skimmer

-Skuh-Skuh-Ski

-Uhg, this is painful

-Are you serious right now?

-I'm super serious (giggle)

-(Laughter)

-This is really bad

-I'm not gonna help you

-A skih-

-A skrittle

-A skim

-A skeer

-A skib?

-A skibble? No!

-What is it? Tell me

-You can do this

-A skittle!

-You keep going in circles

-A scratch! A scr-

-No this isn't a hint!

-Oh!

-(Mutual laughter)

-A SKITTLE! Wait....

-Ski-?

-Uh-huh

-Skid?

-No

-Skyr, skih-, skirtle

-Oh my god...

-Skrittle!

-NO!

-god... I'm gettin' there!

-You're not!

-What happens when you level up, and you need to put your points into your...

-Skill tree!

-Skill turtl.?

-Skill....

-You CAN'T be for real right now!

-I'm one hundred percent!...Oh my god! A hundred...

-Skill tree

-Skill...

-SKILLET!

-YES!

-Oh my god.....

-There you go.

-Oh my god. That wasn't a joke. God damnit! Let's go.

-Alright!

-Jesus christ

-Unus and Annus, 2019

Cut once, measure nonce

-Unus

Music Lyrics (green):

You can choose a ready guide/

In some celestial voice/

If you choose not to decide/

You still have made a choice/

You can choose from phantom fears/

And kindness that can kill/

I will choose a path that’s clear/

I will choose free will.

-Rush, Permenant Waves, "Freewill"

All the world's indeed a stage/

We are merely players/

Performers and portrayers/

Each another's audience outside the gilded cage.

-Rush, Moving Pictures, "Limelight"

I looked in the eyes of the Indian/

That lay on the federal building steps/

And through the rangefinder over the hill/

I saw the frontline boys popping their pills/

Sick of the mess they find/

On their desert stage/

And the bravery of being out of range/

Yeah the question is vexed/

Old man what the hell you gonna kill next/

Old timer who you gonna kill next.

-Roger Waters, Amused to Death, "The Bravery of Being Out of Range"

Misc (color in parenthesis):

-Can you give us some of your political beliefs?

-Kill everyone now! Condone first degree murder! Advocate cannibalism! Eat shit! Filth are my politics, filth is my life!

-Divine, 1972, "Pink Flamingos" (red)

#my mural project #quotes

[tripnomadic]

Top Places To Visit In Etawah For A Memorable Experience In 2023

Chambal Safari is one of the most popular places to visit in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. The safari offers an opportunity to witness the beauty of the Chambal River and the flora and fauna of the region. Visitors can enjoy a thrilling boat ride, spotting rare species like Gharials, Indian skimmers, and Gangetic dolphins. The Chambal Safari is a must-visit for nature enthusiasts and wildlife lovers.

#Places To Visit In Etawah

[rajeshbagga]

The graceful flight of the Indian Skimmer. It forages in rivers for food by flying low over water with its bill open and the lower mandible skimming through the water. When a fish is found, it moves up the lower beak and catches it. (at Chambal Bridge, Dholpur) https://www.instagram.com/p/CklmImmvPCh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rjzimmerman]

Uploading some of my old photos. This is flame skimmer dragonfly, crossing the Palm Canyon Creek along the Palm Canyon Trail in the Indian Canyons in Palm Springs. This particular area is usually loaded with these orange creatures after the spring snow melt and spring rains let up, allowing the creek to settle down to a gentle flow.

#flame skimmer dragonfly #Indian Canyons #nature photography

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Tracing the flight of the globe skimmer dragonfly across the Indian Ocean

Tracing the flight of the globe skimmer dragonfly across the Indian Ocean

Marine biologist Charles Anderson saw swarms of globe skimmer dragonflies landing at the Maldives during autumn before they took off towards East Africa. Back in 2009, these observations led Anderson to an interesting proposal: the migratory globe skimmer dragonfly, which is only five centimetres long, flies seasonally from India to East Africa by crossing the Indian Ocean and then journeys…

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#dragonfly #environment #flight #globe #indian #indian ocean #ocean #skimmer #Tracing

[vips-clicks]

Indian Skimmers © VIPs #Indian #skimmers are easily recognised birds with their black and white plumage, black head cap, white face and collar and distinctive long, thick, bright orange bill with a yellow tip. Their bills are quite unique in that the upper mandible is somewhat shorter than the lower mandible. The lower mandible is flexible and resembles a knife and is skimmed through the surface of the water, picking up aquatic prey while it flies. The upper mandible is capable of considerable flexibility. The indian skimmer’s wings are long, pointed and black in colour with a white trailing edge. Their short, forked tails are white with black central feathers and their legs and feet are red. A quick look at any flying or stationary Skimmer will show the horizontally extended eyes, almost like slits. Only the Skimmer has this type of physical protection against likely water spray when skimming the surface of the ocean. Males and females are similar in appearance, however, males are slightly larger in size. Non-breeding birds are not as brightly coloured as breeding birds and tend to be much duller in colour. Indian skimmers are sometimes mistaken for Terns as they are similar in appearance. © Vipul Saxena 😎😎 (at Madhya Pradesh) https://www.instagram.com/p/B84htAvgE05/?igshid=dz103ech0egx

#indian #skimmers

[ravirajjadeja]

Indian Skimmer . Jamnagar, Gujarat Nov'21 . . #ravirajjadeja #indianskimmer #skimmer #moment #escape #action #bird #birds #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birding #naturephotograpy #nature #naturelife #nature_wildlife_birds #nature_perfection #wild #wildlife #wildlifephotographer #wildlife_perfection #wildlife_inspired #wildlifeperfection #wildlifephotography #natgeoyourshot #natgeowildlife #natgeowild #natgeo #photooftheday #picoftheday #nikonasia (at Jamnagar Gujrat India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW8NqdBNzuE/?utm_medium=tumblr

#ravirajjadeja #indianskimmer #skimmer #moment #escape #action #bird #birds #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birding #naturephotograpy #nature #naturelife #nature_wildlife_birds #nature_perfection #wild #wildlife #wildlifephotographer #wildlife_perfection #wildlife_inspired #wildlifeperfection #wildlifephotography #natgeoyourshot #natgeowildlife #natgeowild #natgeo #photooftheday #picoftheday #nikonasia

[suvidhataxi]

Gir Forest National Park is a wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, western India. It was established to protect Asiatic lions, who frequent the fenced-off Devalia Safari Park, along with leopards and antelopes. Gir Jungle Trail, outside the fenced area, traverses deciduous forest and is home to wildlife including vultures and pythons. The Kamleshwar Dam has marsh crocodiles and birds, such as Indian skimmers and pelicans. 

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#Sasangir Car Rental Service #Diu Car Rental Service #suvidha taxi #taxi #taxi service #cab #cab service

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PoolFolie

Pool proprietorship is something to be glad for. Pool proprietors can either deal with their own pool in Indian River County or locate a respectable Vero Beach pool administration to keep up their pool. Dealing with your own pool support can be truly pleasant on the off chance that you like doing it. Poolfolie

As a pleased proprietor of your pool you will love to swim in your pool. There are numerous ways Family Pools Inc can make this simpler for you to keep up your pool yourself or more affordable to have kept up by a pool administration organization. We offer cutting edge pool purification hardware things, for example, UV lights. One go of the water through an UV cleansing light will render all pathogens sterile.

 We introduce these lights in numerous open pools and washing places when we fix or construct pools in Vero Beach. Salt water chlorine generators are another thing that can make your life simpler in Indian River County. These little electrolytical cells can take saline water and convert it into chlorine. At the point when the chlorine is spent by the disinfection procedure it turns around into salt. You end up with an ecofriendly sterilization framework to be pleased with. Family Pools can deal with these things in Vero Beach pool fix employments or new establishment.

Whenever your pool isn't running ritual or necessities administration don't stop for a second to request help. Family Pools Inc has been held by regions close to Indian River County as advisors . Family Pools Inc has the information to respond to your particular inquiries on Vero Beach pool fix questions.

In Vero If you need your pool fixed you should enlist a solid organization like Family Pools Inc. We are Florida's chief pool fix specialist co-op. We are completely not the same as other Vero Beach pool fix organizations. 

Family Pool Inc. will never under any circumstance start any fixes until the right allows are pulled, our fixes are performed by industrial facility prepared expert so you won't be pained about the work bombing an investigation. At the point when the activity is finished, we will return and leave clear pool care directions with you.

Our administration incorporate Swimming Pool reemerge, new tile, corrosive wash, new siphons and channel, fix of pool spills, Pebble pool surface, Florida Gem, channel and fills including water investigation adjustment of ph levels, skim pool surface ,net pool, get over pool, cleaning tiles, vacuum pool, checking of siphon and skimmer bins, , Inspection of pool hardware and many. Having a particular professional to redesign your pool can spare you time, cash, and maintain a strategic distance from the superfluous problem with a less qualified expert.

On the off chance that you are situated in Vero and have any inquiries concerning your pool fixing or establishment at that point look at Family Pool, Inc. It has been doing business for more than 30 years and is committed to furnishing our customers with proficient hardware fixes or supplanting to furnish you with the pool you have consistently longed for.

A pool comprises of different mechanical frameworks. There is the pool channel framework or the siphons which frequently need fix. On the off chance that you have a pool in your home, you should likewise have run over the issue of breaks in the pool. The sort of hole in a pool relies upon the sort of pool one has. There are various types of pools. The three fundamental sorts are – vinyl, fiberglass and solid pools. Every one of the three sorts of pools can be effectively fixed in the event of any spillage; when it is sure that there is a spillage in the pool.

Numerous organizations give fixing and overhauling of pools in Austin. Pool Leak Detection in Austin works by first recognizing whether there is a spillage in the pool or not. Here and there, the loss of water from pool might be a result of high temperature and vanishing. To ensure this isn't the situation and that there is a spillage, the water level in the pool is checked. An enormous basin having water of around ten gallons is taken and the water level in the can is stamped, as well. The container is kept in a similar domain as the pool.

The siphons and so on of the pool are turned off. Toward the finish of a couple of days, the fall in the water level of the pool and the can is looked at. In the event that the fall in water level in the two is practically identical, the pool is without spillage; in any case there are certainly at least one breaks in the pool. The temperature of air, wind temperature of water and mugginess are the variables that cause vanishing of one eight of an inch of water from the pool regular. Potential reasons for spillage can be vacillating of at least one channels of the siphon framework.

Pool Leak Detection in Austin gives savvy, speedy, sturdy and solid assistance for pools in your housePsychology Articles, business zone and business edifices in Austin. The administration is brief to keep away from further loss of cash due to decaying of channels prompting broadening of breaks. The hardware utilized for distinguishing the purposes of break are logically generally progressed and tried for their outcomes. The recognition and fix is finished by master experts who have handled a large number of breaks in the previous years. The best assistance for consumer loyalty is the prime concentration and consistently remembered while offering types of assistance.

[dougdimmadodo]

Globe Skimmer (Pantala flavescens)

Family: Libellulidae (Skimmer Dragonfly Family)

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Also known as the Globe Wanderer or Wandering Glider, the Globe Skimmer is by far the most widespread and abundant dragonfly on earth - it can be found on every continent except Antarctica, and can be found in almost any habitat that provides suitable water (although it is regionally somewhat rare in Europe.) It is perhaps best known for its migratory behavior, engaging in “multi-generational migrations”, meaning that migrations are carried out somewhat like a relay race - part of the overall migration is carried out by one generation which, upon arriving at a destination, mates and dies, with the next generation then travelling to the next location in the overall migration to ensure that their offspring are born in conditions that increase their chance of surviving for long enough to mate themselves. Different populations of Globe Skimmers travel to different locations depending on where they are born (for example Globe Skimmers born in India cross the Indian Ocean and migrate to eastern Africa in the autumn/fall and upon arriving they breed and produce offspring which will then migrate back to India to breed in the following spring), but in its lifespan a single Globe Skimmer may travel 6,000 km (3,730 miles), while a multi-generational migration may involve travelling over 18,000 km (about 11,200 miles). Globe Skimmers mate while in flight and typically lay their eggs in temporary ponds or deep puddles - the larvae develop very quickly and typically reach full maturity within 30-60 days. As with all dragonflies, both adult and larval Globe Skimmers are agile carnivores - adults feed on smaller flying insects, while larvae feed on aquatic invertebrates, tadpoles and even small fish.

Extra Fun Fact: In areas where they occur, it is believed that Globe Skimmers rely on seasonal winds (winds that change directions as the seasons change) to make their migrations easier (typically migrating in the same direction that the wind is blowing.) The changes in wind direction may also be partially responsible for triggering this species’ migratory instincts.

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Image Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/108344-Pantala-flavescens

#globe skimmer #dragonfly #dragonflies #odonates #odonata #zoology #biology #entomology #insect #insects #tw insect #tw insects #animal #animals #earth day #earth day 2022