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Waterjuffer, Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Garden, Groningen, The Netherlands

Hufeisen-Azurjungfer (?)

Coenagrion puella

Spotted whilst walking my dog by the River Stour near Bournemouth, Dorset. I loved the bokeh and colours.

Groningen, The Netherlands

Jajce

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Damselflies laying eggs

a dangerous moment for them

Tried to have them both in focus

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Taken at Curborough Lakes, Lichfield.

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Damselfly or water damselfly (Zygoptera) is a suborder of the dragonflies (Odonata), which are subdivided into 19 families with about 2600 species.

Common blue or Azure damselfly, not sure which. Taken in May in Little Common Stanmore.

29 May 2017

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The damselfly chose to pose on vetch, a wildflower that bees adore. Vetch is quite short-lived in heat and has already shriveled considerably.

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25 juni 2021

Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley, CA

Taken at Lichfield

Taken in Lichfield

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Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula

Both chicks are interested when one of their parents show up with a damselfly to eat. Of course, they are on the back of the other parent in this photo. Red-necked Grebes let their chicks ride on their backs when young and take an active role in procuring food for their offspring until the chicks can fend for themselves. As a snack a damselfly isn't too bad but it's hard to watch the chicks try to down a regular dragonfly as they don't get to pluck the wings off before they eat them ;)

Taken 16 June 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Damselflies taking advantage of the sunny day near the pond where they later laid their fertilized eggs. (Coenagrion scitulum).

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Caballitos del diablo aprovechando el día soleado cerca del estanque donde despues pusieron sus huevos fertilizados. (Coenagrion scitulum).

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Large Red Damselfly in our garden

Emerald Damselfly

Also known as the spreadwing as it belongs to a group of damsels which mostly perch with their wings open like a true dragonfly, rather than held closed along the length of the abdomen like most other damsels.

Their metallic green casings make them unlikely to be confused with any other species (in our region at least), the only other metallic green damsel being the female Banded Demoiselle, but colour is the only thing they have in common, the demoiselles are obviously bigger, longer legged, are green in their entirety and the wings are very large in comparison and tinted green, plus they are usually only found on rivers, emeralds very rarely are.

The last of the damsels to emerge, they aren't usually seen until July, and will be the only damsel remaining in late season, lasting through September.