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Fight the Rain (HD, National Geographic Photo Winner) (i.imgur.com)

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[–]_vargas_ 12 points13 points ago

An excerpt from Mr. Wikipedia:

In some parts of the world they (dragonflies) are a food source, eaten either as adults or larvae; in Indonesia, for example, they are caught on poles made sticky with birdlime, then fried in oil as a delicacy.

This picture was taken in Batan, Riau Islands, Indonesia. Now, I don't know if that stick is one of the "poles" that was referred to and I don't know what birdlime would look like neither. Maybe, just maybe, that dragonfly isn't simply holding on for dear life in the rain...

[–]UnculturedLout 5 points6 points ago

Birdlime is a polite way of saying bird poop. I assume you may have seen it at some point.

[–]probably_has_herpes 7 points8 points ago

What, you're saying someone did this on purpose?

[–]_vargas_ 6 points7 points ago

I'm saying something stinks. Look at the picture again. What do you see?

[–]probably_has_herpes 4 points5 points ago

Its just a dragonfly. A dragonfly hanging on to a stick in the rain.

[–]_vargas_ 4 points5 points ago

Sideways rain. Doesn't seem strange to you?

[–]probably_has_herpes 1 point2 points ago

Well, if the wind is strong enough, maybe 40 knots, rain could go sideways.

[–]_vargas_ 10 points11 points ago

So, how many dragonflies do you know that can hang on to a damn stick in 40 knot crosswinds? And, last I checked, rain isn't yellow. Not even in Indonesia. You know what I think, hombre? I think this dragonfly pissed off the wrong muchachos. He crossed them and they tortured him. They lured him onto that stick with sweet birdlime, he got stuck, and they pissed all over his face. They pissed all over his face, man!

[–]probably_has_herpes 4 points5 points ago

Alright, chill man! How does this picture end up in fucking National Geographic?

[–]_vargas_ 7 points8 points ago

I got an idea about that:

The people who did this wanted a keepsake of their handiwork so they hired a professional photographer. But what kind of photographer works for criminals? One who can only work for criminals because his reputation has been tarnished by someone or something. He took this picture looking for a payday. But something happened to him when he took the picture of this dragonfly in agony. He felt bad. He wanted to help. He couldn't just take this picture to the police. With his bad rep they would probably think he was in on it. Or worse, the police might be in the pocket of whoever he was working for. Our boy's trying to do the right thing but he ain't gonna stick his neck out too far, comprende? He puts this picture in a major non-Indonesian publication with some bullshit cover story about rain and a stick and hopes someone else will see it and do something. All the clues are right there; the piss, the stick, the fear in the dragonfly's eyes. It all adds up.

[–]probably_has_herpes 5 points6 points ago

Jesus, I think you're right! We have to find that dragonfly. Before its too late..

[–]d1ck13 2 points3 points ago

I just want to thank you for this.

[–]Zeigy 3 points4 points ago

Read vargas' comment again but this time click here while you read it and all the remaining comments.

[–]teslasmash 1 point2 points ago

Let me help you on this one - the rain isn't entirely sideways; the dragonfly is just upside-down.

[–]TheGizmojo 2 points3 points ago

The "rain" is actually a guy spraying it with a squirt bottle.

[–]dragonworthy[S] 5 points6 points ago

Source: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2011/entries/gallery/nature-winners/

[–]mocotazo 4 points5 points ago

Repost http://karmadecay.com/i.imgur.com/Wsqxv.jpg

[–]mh6446 3 points4 points ago

It's not in HD. It's high-res. Video is HD, photos are High Res.

[–]chewd0g 2 points3 points ago

NPR had a story about mosquitoes (yes I realize this is not a mosquito) and how it would "ride rain drops" versus trying to fly through them.

[–]Taco4all 0 points1 point ago

Thanks for my new desktop pic :)

[–]linesallover 0 points1 point ago

That focus, the lines, that light, the angles, the subject, it won for a reason.

[–]jimimi 0 points1 point ago

I took a "similar" picture last year... apparently, they love holding on like this. http://imgur.com/GhhKC

[–]FluentinLies 1 point2 points ago

That's just how they perch

[–]Geoffboyardee -1 points0 points ago

I still think shit photo should have one.

[–]long_live_king_melon -2 points-1 points ago

In reality they were just sadistically torturing it with a hose set to a level of intensity where it can barely hang on but not high enough to blow it away.

[–]puttyguy -1 points0 points ago

Should x-post to /r/MacroPorn

[–]xiaou -1 points0 points ago

Last night a gust of wind was blowing through ahead of a rainstorm, like they do. I generally don't hold the flying capacity of a moth above "adequate" but I was surprised to see one being pushed by the wind in the opposite direction it was attempting to travel. It eventually was pushed to the ground, folded up its wings and was bounced along the ground like a leaf.

[–]igiwyg -5 points-4 points ago

Do bugs hide in the rain?

[–]daileyjd -5 points-4 points ago

i've seen flyyyyy in the rain, watched float into your something (singing the adele song)

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