#damselfly

[greycatbird]

Went to the bog yesterday to visit the Pitcher Plants in bloom and the Round-leaved Sundew, and also saw two kinds of wild orchid (I believe the one on the bottom left is Rose Pogonia, and the right is Tuberous Grasspink). Damselflies and other insects were loving the heat, and the Song Sparrows and Red-winged Blackbirds singing and flying above definitely didn't mind the bug buffet. Such a cool place!!

[samimarkart]

bug time

[critterz-n-creatures]

It took me 15 minutes to get my phone camera to focus on this damselfly, so now everyone gets to see the single good photo I got of it:

Image Description: A photo of a brown forktail damselfly sitting on a green plant. End ID.

[sleekyslim]

[chasingrainbowsforever]

Greek Damselfly ~ By Maria-H

[spinus-pinus]

Vivid Dancer Argia vivida

6/28/2024 Los Angeles County, California

hsug1747 via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC

[onenicebugperday]

Lemon-tipped helicopter, Mecistogaster ornata, Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)

Found from Mexico down through South America to northern Argentina

Photo 1 by magazhu and 2 by mayab_martinez

[mant0dea]

back on the bug girl grind

[herpsandbirds]

Orange-tailed Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion cerinorubellum), family Coenagrionidae, West Bengal, India

photograph by Arnab Pratim Das

[celestial-games]

DAMSELFLIES

Putting in overtime at the damselfly factory to bring you this collection of silly little bugs that turn into hearts when they pair up, just in time for Valentine's Day :]

Dragonflies may be the bigger and more popular bugs but there is something that I LOVE about damselflies, and where I live there is an abundance of species and it is fairly common to find several species flitting along the water's edge together. Unlike dragonflies though it is impossible to recognize them from a distance, and it takes a lot of dedication to find out what species you're looking at. I tried to include a great many species of all sorts of colors, some cryptic, some easily identifiable, to really try to recreate the joyful experience that is observing damselflies. Maybe there are some species here that you recognize :]

Species included (left to right, top to bottom): 1. Ebony Jewelwing, 2. Great Spreadwing, 3. Desert Firetail, 4. American Rubyspot, 5. Western Red Damsel, 6. Emerald Spreadwing, 7. Chalky Spreadwing, 8. Southern Spreadwing, 9. Cerulean Dancer, 10. Spine-tipped Dancer, 11. Springwater Dancer, 12. Powdered Dancer, 13. Tonto Dancer, 14. Sooty Dancer, 15. Blue-ringed Dancer, 16. Fiery-eyed Dancer, 17. Aztec Dancer, 18. Lavender Dancer, 19. Amethyst Dancer, 20. Kiowa Dancer, 21. Citrine Forktail, 22. Rambur's Forktail, 23. Western Forktail, 24. Black-fronted Forktail, 25. Pacific Forktail, 26. Painted Damsel, 27. Familiar Bluet, 28. Orange Bluet, 29. Double-striped Bluet, 30. Claw-tipped Bluet, 31. Arroyo Bluet, 32. Neotropical Bluet, 33. Blue-winged Helicopter (fun fact: even though dragonflies are generally larger than damselflies, this damselfly has a wingspan greater than that of all living dragonflies, at about 7 inches!!)

[jadeseadragon]

📷 Prasad Hamine

"Damselflies Captured in the serene beauty of Poring Hot Springs, these mesmerizing damselflies remind us of nature’s intricate artistry. With their jewel-toned bodies and delicate wings, they flit gracefully through the air like tiny acrobats of the rainforest. Every frame tells a story of balance, beauty, and biodiversity. Let’s cherish and protect these little wonders and the ecosystems they call home!"

[cloverscomics]

damselfly 💙

[everydaymacro]

6/13　胎内市　「縄張り」　ニホンカワトンボ

[miyrumiyru]

She is a literal full goth but he only took half goth.

(M) 검은물잠자리 (Atrocalopteryx atrata)

[chasingrainbowsforever]

Greek Damselfly ~ By Maria-H

[dinoserious]

dami dami dami