
Blue like you: the common green darner, Anax junius, appears to sport a blue mustache on the top of its snout.
I think it’s pretty much an established fact that bugs have better facial hair than people. Yet you don’t see a lot of insect mustache or beard fetishism, do you? Go figure. :o)
By the way, this photo features a common green darner dragonfly, Anax junius. I actually found two of these at rest this year, which is atypical in my bug-hunting grounds. (Though I once had a very placid one on the hedge around the house one year!) I biffed either the focus or the framing on most of the shots I took, but this one seemed to have a good balance. The only thing that makes me really displeased is that glare spot, to which I applied a few different strategies for removal or softening but without much success; the results were too unnatural, so you have pretty much the original. So too much lip gloss on this one, but the ‘stache hides it well (enough).
Great shot.
Thanks, Victor!
I’m sporting a rather fine moustache myself at the moment. It’s for Movember. More info here: http://uk.movember.com It’s to raise awareness to change the face of men’s health. I draw the line at lip gloss though.
I’ve actually got the full beard going, but it was pre-Movember. Better light diffusion on myself than my insect subjects though. :o)