The Damselfly and the Frogs
by Weston Westmoreland
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The Damselfly and the Frogs
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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The damselfly and the frogs.
A Damselfly at rest waits for prey while she watches her own predators. Life in the creek is a serious game.
Those tiny brittle looking damselflies are hard to catch still. However, I believe it is worth the effort. Lovely creatures for those who can appreciate the beauty of insects beyond butterflies and ladybugs. For those who cannot, their loss...
Damselflies are insects of suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, but are smaller and slimmer, and most species fold the wings along the body when at rest. Damselflies have existed since at least the Lower Permian, long before the dinosaurs walked the earth, and are found on every continent except Antarctica. Their presence on a body of water indicates that it is relatively unpolluted.
Some species of damselfly have elaborate courtship behaviours. Many species are sexually dimorphic, the males often being more brightly coloured than the females. Like dragonflies, they reproduce using indirect insemination and delayed fertilisation. A mating pair form a shape known as a "heart" or "wheel", the male clasping the female at the back of the head, the female curling her abdomen down to pick up sperm from secondary genitalia at the base of the male's abdomen. The pair often remain together with the male still clasping the female while she lays eggs within the tissue of plants in or near water using a robust ovipositor.
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Weston Westmoreland
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October 6th, 2016
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