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I'm Hiding...

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I swear.....he was....!
Every time I moved left, he moved right and vice versa, completely secure that he was pefectly hidden for me......:rofl:
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This is a wonderful photo. The response of the damselfly moving around the stem might be slightly more "rational" (that is, more evolutionarily advantageous) than it may seem. Those black spots on the eyes show where the individual elements of the compound eyes (called the ommatidia) are pointing directly at the camera. That is, the damselfly was looking directly at you. As you moved left and right, it moved to keep both eyes on you. If you had made a quick movement toward it, it probably would have taken flight.