{"id":5262,"date":"2014-07-16T05:53:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T09:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=5262"},"modified":"2014-07-16T08:26:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T12:26:05","slug":"calico-in-obelisk-posture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=5262","title":{"rendered":"Calico in Obelisk Posture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/wpid-img_20140714_154726.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_20140714_154726.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/wpid-img_20140714_154726.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, almost in full Obelisk posture&#8230;but then this is Maine, and even in mid-summer, the sun is never straight up. The theory, with some lababoritory testing to back it, is that pointing the abdomen at the sun like an Obelisk and raising the wings helps to avoid overheating on hot days by limiting exposure to the direct rays of the sun. The behavior has been observed in most dragonflies that hunt from a perch. This a a little Calico Pennant which I found out on the shores of Kennebunk Plains Pond on our hottest day so far. Note that in this position the dark patches on the Calico&#8217;s wings also provide shade for the thorax. <\/p>\n<p>Olympus OM-D E-M10 with 75-300mm zoom. 600mm equivalent. Shutter preferred. 1\/500th @ ISO 250 @ f7.1. 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