You have to be awfully lucky to capture in-flight images of damselflies, but it helps a little when they are in tandem. I spotted these Southern Spreadwing damselflies (Lestes australis) last week at Huntley Meadows Park. The pair in the foreground were still hooked up after mating and appeared to be heading for the branch that you can see in order to lay eggs there.
It’s cool how you can see another damselfly in the background flying in from another direction. I noticed that some single damselflies, probably rival males, seemed to be trying to interfere with the couples when they were involved in ovipositing, which is why the male stays with the female until he is sure the job is done.
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Technology is re-shaping my vision, I think. That third damselfly looks rather like a drone.
A blue-faced drone–I like that. It would be cool if the controls were sensitive enough for a drone that you could fly it as skillfully as a dragonfly flies.
There’s a magical quality to this photo. Beautiful.
Thanks, Laura. The photo looks to me almost like it could have been an illustration in a book for kids.