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Common Blue Damselfly


Common Blue Damselfly
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Copyright: Gert Paassen (Gert-Paassen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 507 W: 2 N: 2036] (6396)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-12
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-06 20:56
Viewed: 455
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
I have not many insects in the collection but I am busy to get more insects on photo.
These Common blue Damselfly are eating a Grass moth.
The [icture from the grass moth follows tommorow.
A native insect from Europe exept Iceland.

Latin name - Enallagma cyathigerum

Widespread and common. Adults can be seen from May to the end of August. A common species, typically of lakes, especially deep open sites. Absent from small shallow pools such as those found on cutover bogs, though wandering adults will occur on these. It has been recorded at greater altitude than most other damselflies.

This species is similar to the Azure Damselfly, the Variable Damselfly and the Irish Damselfly but can be distinguished by the presence of a single stripe on the side of the thorax (visible in the photographs), the shape of the marking on segment 2 and by the shape of the pronotum.

The bluest of the blue damselflies
Males have a club-shaped black mark on second abdominal segment and the upper surface of segments 8 and 9 is all blue
Broad antehumeral stripes
The hind margin of the pronotum has a flat, shallow median lobe (see comparison of pronotums of blue damselflies)
Females occur in three colour forms, typical, blue and brown
Females have a medial spine on the underside of segment 8.
During mating, the male clasps the female by her neck while she bends her body around to his reproductive organs – this is called a mating wheel. The pair flies together over the water and eggs are laid within a suitable plant, just below the surface.

The eggs hatch and the larvae, called nymphs, live in the water and feed on small aquatic animals. Nymphs climb out of the water up a suitable stem to moult into damselflies.
Art_R, siggi, uleko, Jamesp, oanaotilia, boreocypriensis, xTauruSx, PaulH, eng55, LordPotty, jaycee, gerbilratz has marked this note useful
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  • Art_R Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 201 W: 16 N: 483] (1995)
  • [2008-07-06 21:23]

Hi Gert , great moment , and well captured , a good honest view of this slender damselfly , great clear composition , and nice natural color.
thanks for sharing
regards
Art

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-07-06 21:41]

Hello Gert

It's a bug eat bug world out there.
A wonderful capture with sharp focus and lovely detail.
The lighting is well handled,and the colours are natural and vivid.
Nicely composed with the diagonal blade of grass.
TFS

Rob

gert,
what fabulous action you've managed to capture!!
very nice and sharp pic of the lovely blue damsel and its the moth which is in distress here.

rgds
pushpinder

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 467 W: 11 N: 1322] (4632)
  • [2008-07-06 23:08]

Very well captured Gerd,
Great colours and a clean, sharp image. Nicely exposed, and great wing detail.
Siggi

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2580 W: 170 N: 7866] (24875)
  • [2008-07-06 23:10]

Hello Gert,
Excellent capture of E. cyathigerum in a fine pose and eating a big moth! Excellent sharpness and natural colours. A fine neutral background too. Well done!
TFS and regards, Ulla

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1299 W: 0 N: 5081] (15140)
  • [2008-07-06 23:11]

Hi Gert

Great shot - excellent detail and colour here. The isolation against the green BG is lovely - the damselfly seems to glow.

James

Good Morning Big Bro Gert, wonderful shot of a Common Blue Damselfly in a diagonal composition. TFS.
Have a nice new week!
Cheers,

Bayram

Wonderful macro shot Gert. TFS. Regards,
Deniz

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1064 W: 26 N: 3196] (11459)
  • [2008-07-07 4:13]

Hi Gert,
really like the strong colours in this one, with a very good DOF and focus.
tfs
Paul

Hi Gert

Excellent capture of this beautiful blue damsel
Great composition
Excellent sharpness
Good POV and DOF
Good background.

Chris

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 471 W: 3 N: 474] (1471)
  • [2008-07-07 5:10]

Hi Gert,
Beautiful close up.Well seen and composed.Colors,BG,exposure,sharpness and details are perfect.
Thanks for posting.

Hallo Gert,
Prachtige opname van deze etende libelle. Scherp en schitterende kleuren. Vooral ook de achtergrondkleur is erg mooi. Goede keus voor deze compositie.
Groet,
Peter

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 118 W: 63 N: 255] (2053)
  • [2008-07-07 9:11]

Hello Gert,
What a moment, predator and victim, clear BG and good composition.
Regards, Pawel

Hi Gert,
A nice capture of this Blue Damsel.
We don't have many damselflies here in NZ but this is one we do have.
Nicely composed shot with good background.
Cheers
Steve

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1904 W: 8 N: 4959] (16025)
  • [2008-07-07 10:15]

Hi Gert,

This is a very special shot with the moth in the damselfly's mouth. Unbelievable to capture this moment. Beautiful colors, excellent details and a lovely composition.

Jane

Great shot Gert, such details against the perfect background, excellent timing to get this one feeding. excellent composition.regards h,

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