#damselfly
Practicing my way for drawing Damselfly and redesigning a character
In Tale of Bugs, damselflies are a threat to any bugs venturing in their territory. Unlike the dragonflies who managed to evolve for becoming more sociable with other bugs, the damselfies stayed wild and violent.
Calopteryx maculata making a shameless public display of the freaky and convoluted way odonates mate
Some freshwater larvae and invertebrates, commissioned by the Poland Spring Museum. Dragonfly, stonefly, caddisfly, damselfly, mayfly, dobsonfly, blackfly, snail, and leech.
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“Four winged dragon fly of slme sort near Wazuka! Beautiful and slow moving…”
Hello, thanks for the submission!
This appears to be a beautiful black damselfly, probably Calopteryx atrata! It also seems to be a lovely female. Males have a distinct blue-green sheen and a thinner abdomen.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/tombo2009.exblog.jp/amp/10778146/
These predatory insects eat flies, mosquitoes and gnats.
Thanks again for the submission and feel free to submit more insects any time. :)
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bugs, bugs, bugs!
I now know why they call these insects “hanging thieves.” After they catch their prey, these flies perch by one or two of their legs and using the rest to manipulate the meal. Their larvae live in the soil, feeding on grubs. No insect is safe with these predators around.
#inthegarden #diptera #arthropods #damselfly #hangingthief #odonate #beneficialbugs #nativeplants #garden #gardener #gardenersworld #predatorandprey #predator #hunting #biodiversity #ecology
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A free dragonfly cross stitch pattern. Stitch on your favourite fabric. How about swapping out some wing colours for shimmery iridescent thread?
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A few Argia sp. from the family Coenagrionidae, members of the suborder Zygoptera (damselflies) and order Odonata.
Collected from the Boras River in Essex Co., NY.
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I have finally come across the Microsoft Ice software on the lab computer, enabling me to take close up pictures of larger organisms at high magnification and seamlessly stitch them together!
This is Calopteryx, a genus of broadwinged damselfly in the family Calopterygidae. Found in moderate, flowing current, usually on subaquatic vegetation, or on grasses the hang into the water. They blend in very well to thick clumps of vegetation, letting them sneak up on prey, and away from predators.
Genus:Calopteryx
Family: Calopterygidae
Suborder: Zygoptera
Order: Odonata
Collected in Trucka Brook, Adirondack Park.
Information in part from J Reese Voshell, 2002.
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Ebony jewelwings and green lacewing larva are both beautiful in their own ways, one a bit more traditionally so than the other. ️
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“Monarch” and “Damsel,” oil on cradled wood diptych, 10″x10″ each
Commissioned works, a reinterpretation of an uncompleted diptych.
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Day 23: Caddisfly
I don’t know much about these but they’re pretty cool looking!
Day 24: In The Pond
Oh man. I love water scorpions!!!! I found a few in a lake I visited and basically just followed them around most of the day! So cool!
Day 25: Damselfly
My family calls them “buddies” because when we swim they come land on you and hang out a while!
Prompts from @saturniidays insectober list
This little western forktail #damselfly hitched a short ride with me this morning during our stroll through the Chinese gardens. #insectsareawesome #iloveinsects #damselfly #seattle (at Seattle Chinese Garden)
https://www.instagram.com/p/COqjky4t7Jj/?igshid=24sb3i258kq4
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FUN BUGS REAL?!
Yes!!! You thought I was done?! NO! Watch these awesome prints of your beloved little bugs now be real!!
A4 on 300gsm glossy paper. A steal!
Link in source and replies!
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Would you let these polite fellows into your home?
an elm and a damselfly
July 2021
An uninvited guest at the Moth Morning; blue-tailed damselfly!
