The Heart Of Things
A mating pair of large damselflies (pyrrhosoma nymphula). Along with colonies in North Africa and Western Asia, this damselfly is found extensively throughout Europe.
They are often confused with the smaller red damselfly, which unlike the larger one has orange legs.
In the photo the latter of the pair with the yellow bands around its abdominal segments is the female, which comes in three forms.
Many thanks for your welcome comments.
The Heart Of Things
A mating pair of large damselflies (pyrrhosoma nymphula). Along with colonies in North Africa and Western Asia, this damselfly is found extensively throughout Europe.
They are often confused with the smaller red damselfly, which unlike the larger one has orange legs.
In the photo the latter of the pair with the yellow bands around its abdominal segments is the female, which comes in three forms.
Many thanks for your welcome comments.