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Common Blue Damselflies


Common Blue Damselflies
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Copyright: Andy Manning (toucan1967) (7)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-03
Camera: Canon EOS 350D
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-09 10:21
Viewed: 420
Points: 3
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Common Blue Damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) taken at our ocal country park.

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Dragonflies and damselflies can appear alarming to some people, and their old English country names of ‘horse-stingers’ and ‘devil’s darning needles’ suggests they were once feared. This fear probably stems from the long and usually striped abdomen characteristic of these insects and the fact that they can curl their ‘tails’ down as if preparing to sting. In fact, neither dragonflies nor damselflies have the capacity to sting, although they are predatory insects, both in the larval and adult stages. All flying insects evolved originally with two pairs of wings although, in some species, the front pair has become modified to act as wing covers. These species include various beetles, crickets and cockroaches. Other insects have effectively lost the hind pair of wings, having two pin-shaped balancing organs in their place. Dragonflies and damselflies have retained both pairs as membranous wings, both effective in flight. Both dragonflies and damselflies are strong and swift fliers, and both pairs of wings are similar in size. Apart from their smaller size and generally more slender build, the easiest way to distinguish damselflies from dragonflies is the position of the wings when the insect is resting. Dragonflies rest with both pairs of wings held perpendicular to the body, whereas damselflies hold them almost parallel. As the name suggests, the common blue damselfly is one of the commonest species in Great Britain. They can be confused with other blue damselflies and this situation isn’t helped by the fact that the markings on this species are rather variable. Adult males are predominantly blue, spotted with black markings resembling stripes. Adult females are much darker with larger areas of black and usually a green background colour, although there is a blue form, again with larger areas of black.
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Hello Andy
Welcome on TN,
Perfect moment to shoot,
Great lighting and composition,Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

i agree with proframe for the composition
well done
good colors and sharpness
welcome on tn

aleks ;)
bye
good note too !!

Welkom at Treknature Andy
Hope to see more of these very nice images of you.
Very good sharpness and exposure.
Colors and details are lovely and I also like the viewing angle very much.
Composition would have been better with a little more space on top because that's the direction the blue damselfly is looking at.Thanks for sharing
Warm regards and have a good weekend, Harry

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