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Over the past few years, finger tattoos have risen in popularity. Small and cute, they are the perfect way to subtly reflect your personality. Despite their size, these tiny masterpieces offer a ...
Kakiniq (singular) or kakiniit (plural) [2] is an Inuktitut term which refers to Inuit tattoos, [3] while the term tunniit specifically refers to women's facial tattoos. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] The terms are rendered in Inuktitut syllabics as ᑲᑭᓐᓃᑦ ( Kakinniit ), ᑲᑭᓐᓂᖅ ( Kakinniq ), and ᑐᓃᑦ ( Tuniit ).
Men are slightly more likely to have a tattoo than women. Since the 1970s, tattoos have become a mainstream part of Western fashion, common both for men and women, and among all economic classes [82] and to age groups from the later teen years to middle age. For many young Americans, the tattoo has taken on a decidedly different meaning than ...
Nannophya pygmaea, known variously as the scarlet dwarf, northern pygmyfly, or tiny dragonfly, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, [3] native from Southeast Asia to China and Japan, occasionally found south to Australia.
It is a small blue colored dragonfly with bases of all wings have dark metallic blue patches. This species breeds in well vegetated ponds and similar habitats. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 3 ] [ 8 ] From karyotyping it is known to have 13 chromosomes.
This is a small dragonfly, with a length of 30 to 35 mm (1.2 to 1.4 in). The wings are mostly clear but have a small patch of yellowish to orange clouding at the base of each hindwing. Mature males are brownish black on the face and thorax and have a red abdomen, while immature males have a yellow thorax and a yellowish brown abdomen.
The common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer (Plathemis lydia) is a common dragonfly across much of North America, with a striking and unusual appearance.The male's chunky white body (about 5 cm or 2 inches long), combined with the brownish-black bands on its otherwise translucent wings, give it a checkered look.
The genus belongs to the Meganeuridae, a family including other similarly giant dragonfly-like insects ranging from the Late Carboniferous to Middle Permian. With single wing length reaching 32 centimetres (13 in) [ 1 ] and a wingspan about 65–75 cm (2.13–2.46 ft), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] M. monyi is one of the largest-known flying insect species .