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Dameselflies Calopteryx splendens (dark banded wings: males, shiny green one: female) and Erythromma sp. (red eyed: males, greenish one with male upper right corner: female) - Dedham, Essex, England - Monday June 9th 2008. This is what you get when your long lens is at the menders lol..Sooooo many subjects, ALL wayyyyyy out of my range...unless I wanted to get wet and muddy by wading into the river Stour that is..:O)) Oh well...I had fun watching them flying about...that's something I guess..:O)) The Damselfly (Suborder Zygoptera) is an insect in the Order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along the body when at rest. Furthermore, the hindwing of the damselfly is essentially similar to the forewing, while the hindwing of the dragonfly broadens near the base, caudal to the connecting point at the body. Damselflies are also usually smaller, weaker fliers than dragonflies, and their eyes are separated. Damselflies undergo incomplete metamorphosis, with an aquatic nymphal stage. The female lays eggs in water, sometimes in underwater vegetation, or high in trees in bromeliads and other water-filled cavities. Nymphs are carnivorous, feeding on daphnia, mosquito larvae, and various other small aquatic organisms. The gills of damselfly nymphs are large and external, resembling three fins at the end of the abdomen. After moulting several times, the winged adult emerges and eats flies, mosquitoes, and other small insects. Some of the larger tropical species are known to feed on spiders, hovering near the web and simply plucking the spider from its perch. |
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| Author | Keven Law from Los Angeles, USA |
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