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Dragonflies and Damselflies 2011

Mothman · 2011-04-18 12:32:25

Last years thread well worth a browse I think :) Today, I have spotted 2 Large Red Damselflies emerging from my lake. I tried a time-lapse of one, but you'll see that it did so much moving around before the metamorphosis commenced that it didn't complete before the battery ran dead. It may have been camera shy. :) Every…

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#32 23-07-2011 9:12pm

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Just had my first ever Emperor Dragonfly today. Chuffed. :):)

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#33 22-08-2011 7:04pm

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Some Dragonflies from Wicklow..

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#34 22-08-2011 8:52pm

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2nd one is Common Darter. It's got yellow stripes on legs.

First one I think is Ruddy Darter. Legs are all black.....but it could be the light making them look all black

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#35 22-08-2011 9:14pm

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Thanks a mill Mothman, I don't known if these two are the same, might help. These photos were taken in same area today, not great shots but lots of these guys about..

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