August 4, 2025

Ooshiokara-tonbo (Orthetrum triangulare melania) dragenflies and sacred lotus flowers: Ofuna Flower Center

Ooshiokara-tonbo (Orthetrum triangulare melania) dragenflies and sacred lotus flowers: Ofuna Flower Center

In the radiant sunlight, I found a beautiful pair of dragonflies clinging to the lotus flower bud on the verge of blooming to rest their wings for a moment. Probably they were briefly resting on their way in flight before performing their ceremony of mating somewhere in a swamp.

Rising up out of the muddy water, graceful lotus flowers are fully blooming one after the other to prepare for precious reproduction. Various summer insects are magically attracted by the inviting colors and aromas of the flowers for serving the ritual of pollination. 

In the scorching sunlight of the high summer, the elegant dance of life has just begun silently everywhere in sight.


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