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Blue Damsel, Beaulieu, New Forest, Hampshire
The males of this species are a cerulean blue color with black markings, while the females have a larger variation in their coloring.
Within females there are a few different morphs in which they can take, andromorph and heteromorph. Andromorphic females resemble the cerulean blue males, but they have more black patterning on their bodies. The heteromorphic females are more of a brown or green brown color and do not resemble the males at all. The reasoning behind the different morphs is to attempt to limit the amount of attention the female receives when she is near the water for reproduction.
Blue Damsel, Beaulieu, New Forest, Hampshire
The males of this species are a cerulean blue color with black markings, while the females have a larger variation in their coloring.
Within females there are a few different morphs in which they can take, andromorph and heteromorph. Andromorphic females resemble the cerulean blue males, but they have more black patterning on their bodies. The heteromorphic females are more of a brown or green brown color and do not resemble the males at all. The reasoning behind the different morphs is to attempt to limit the amount of attention the female receives when she is near the water for reproduction.