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Petite nymphe au corps de feu (Pyrrhosoma nymphula), mâle.

Citadelle de Lille, mai 2023

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Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula), male.

Citadelle de Lille, may 2023

#pyrrhosomanymphula #petitenympheaucorpsdefeu #nympheaucorpsdefeu #largereddamselfly #pyrrhosoma #coenagrionidae #zygoptera #demoiselles #damselflies #odonata #odonates #citadelledelille #boisdeboulognelille #hautsdefrancenature #hautsdefrance #insectedefrance #insectesdefrance #insecte #insectes #nature

Stoked to see this journal cover of PNAS with one of my photos: a mating pair of Swamp Bluet (Africallagma glaucum) from Harold Porter Botanical Garden in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, photographed in 2011.

#Odonata #odonataoftheworld #damselflies #EvolutionaryBiology #naturephotography #pnas

#insects #insecten #dragonflies #libellen #damselflies #juffers #frogs #kikkers #hoverflies #zweefvliegen #nature #natuur #nederlandsenatuur

#insects #insecten #damselflies #juffers #bumblebees #hommels #flies #vliegen #bugs #wantsen #nature #natuur #nederlandsenatuur

Happy that our latest paper about the macroevolutionary dynamics of female colour polymorphisms and the ecology of sexual conflict is now finally published in @PNASNews

#damselflies #Odonata #EvolutionaryBiology

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2503400122

Chalcolestes viridis seem to be enjoying the warm weather, I counted at least three.

#insects #insecten #damselflies #juffers #nature #natuur #nederlandsenatuur

#houtpantserjuffer in de tuin, en twee nog wel. Ieder jaar weer, inmiddels dus vaste bezoekers 💚

#Kleinetuin #Juffers #Libellen #Damselflies #Dragonflies #Inthegarden #Nature

#insects #insecten #damselflies #juffers #butterflies #vlinders #bees #bijen #nature #natuur #nederlandsenatuur #vlindersinnederland

Houtpantserjuffer (chalcolestes virilis)

Willow emerald damselfly

De houtpantserjuffer komt vrij algemeen voor in de wereld. Toch is de juffer wel bijzonder met betrekking tot de afzet van eitjes; als enige onder de juffers gebeurt dit bij haar onder de bast van boomtakken die boven het water hangen. Bij het uitkomen vallen de nimfen in het water en brengen daar het nimfestadium door.

The willow emerald damselfly is fairly common around the world. However, it is quite unique when it comes to laying eggs; it is the only damselfly species that deposits its eggs beneath the bark of tree branches hanging over water. When the eggs hatch, the nymphs fall into the water and spend their nymph stage there.

#damselflies #insect #macro #juffer

Houtpantserjuffer (Chalcolestes viridis)
Willow Emerald Damselfly

American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) males gather along streams and flick their wings to attract females and when females dive completely underwater to lay eggs in aquatic vegetation.

#damselflies #odonata #nature #wildlife #california #riparianhabitats

#insects #insecten #dragonflies #libellen #damselflies #juffers #grasshoppers #sprinkhanen #nature #natuur #nederlandsenatuur

#insects #insecten #dragonflies #libellen #damselflies #juffers #ladybugs #lieveheersbeestjes #nature #natuur #nederlandsenatuur

Today's bugs -

Lesser stag beetle, Dorcus parallelipipedus;
Another hornet mimic hoverfly, Volucella zonaria;
Common blue damselfly, Enallagma cyathigerum?
Probable black-tailed skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum?

#Derbyshire #insects #beetles #hoverflies #damselflies #dragonflies #macrophotography

Large blue-black, rough-but-shiny beetle on the edge of a modern reddish brick. Chunky jaws, wide open - and the beetle is poised upwards, looking towards the camera.

Large, yellow-brown-black hoverfly, looking remarkably like a hornet - feeding from a pink buddleia flower.

Small damselfly on a bramble leaf - pale turquoise with black banding.

Dragonfly resting briefly in the sunshine on a stony path, wings outstretched but angled downwards - pale grey-blue, broad abdomen tapering towards a dusty black.

#insects #insecten #butterflies #vlinders #dragonflies #libellen #damselflies #juffers #gardensafari #tuinsafari #nature #natuur #nederlandsenatuur

💙 Damselflies are found worldwide and are an important part of the ecosystem 💙

#damselflies #insects #waterjuffers #insecten #nature #naturephotography

For #macroMonday - some extra damselfly shots. Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), west London, June 2025.

#insects #damselflies #macrophotography

Deep metallic blue damselfy perched on a rose leaf in the sunshine, black spiky legs pushing body upwards, wings folded and raised above long abdomen.

Another deep blue damselfly on a leaf, iridescence gleaming in the sun.

American Bluet Damselflies (Enallagma annexum) on spatterdock (Nuphar lutea)

#damselflies #enallagma #pondlife #aquaticinsects

6 powder blue damselflies clinging to a bright yellow pond lily.

Vivid Dancer damselflies (Argia vivida) often find mates twice a day—once in the morning, when males dart from sunny perches to court females, and again in the afternoon, when they wait near water for females finishing earlier matings.

#damselflies #nature #wildlife #california #breedingbehavior