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Dragonfly..

  • 10-08-2018 03:14PM
    #1
    Graces7
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    Not seen one for decades but there it was, dark and huge.... Not my favourite insect and had forgotten how big they are


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  • #2
    dogmatix
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    I tend to see them a lot (and damselflies too) when I’m out hillwalking near to bodies of water or largish rivers with lots of riverbank vegetation. Best display of them I saw recently was out at Ballinafagh lake near Donedea in Kildare. They are fascinating to watch, flitting in and out of the reeds and resting on leaves and such.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    dogmatix wrote: »
    I tend to see them a lot (and damselflies too) when I’m out hillwalking near to bodies of water or largish rivers with lots of riverbank vegetation. Best display of them I saw recently was out at Ballinafagh lake near Donedea in Kildare. They are fascinating to watch, flitting in and out of the reeds and resting on leaves and such.

    Living beside a bog, river and lake I see them regularly and have recorded several species, including some rare ones. Absolutely magnificent creatures. I love the delicate features of the damselflies but marvel at the power, dexterity and sheer size and brilliance of the Dragonflies.


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    fryup
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    they're really a throwback to prehistoric times aren't they


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    magicbastarder
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    not quite the same, but we saw a green lacewing on sunday, first time this year. i guess like everything else, they're getting rarer.


  • #6
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    fryup wrote: »
    they're really a throwback to prehistoric times aren't they

    325 million years ago there were at least 3000 species with wingspans up to 75cm.


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  • #7
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    dogmatix wrote: »
    I tend to see them a lot (and damselflies too) when I’m out hillwalking near to bodies of water or largish rivers with lots of riverbank vegetation. Best display of them I saw recently was out at Ballinafagh lake near Donedea in Kildare. They are fascinating to watch, flitting in and out of the reeds and resting on leaves and such.

    When I was young we used to visit a place called the Blue Pool in Dorset that is famous for dragonflies,

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Pool,_Dorset

    http://www.bluepooltearooms.co.uk/the-pool

    It has gone on from strength to strength since we were there

    This week was the first time I had seen a wild dragonfly...


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