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Small dragonfly lands on a seemingly normal stick only to find the water very hot and becomes incapacitated the calcified in travertine pool. This is like a moment of life frozen (or boiled) in time.

Small dragonfly lands on a seemingly normal stick only to find the water very hot and becomes incapacitated the calcified in travertine pool. This is like a moment of life frozen (or boiled) in time.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2010
Date Uploaded: 05.2011
Photo Location: Wyoming, United States of America
Camera: DSC-H50
Copyright: © Bob Cline