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Cloudwhisperer67 — The Blue Damselfly (or young Dragonfly?)
Published: 2012-05-15 17:32:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 1459; Favourites: 68; Downloads: 0
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Definitely a damselfly. A dragonfly nymphs lives under water and some species can even eat very small fish. Mature Dragonflies have these big eyes more up front and damselflies have these kinda hammerhead shark heads. Also, they tend to be skinny while dragonflies tend have these kinda V abdomens and thicker thoraxes. The biggest giveaway is usually the wings as they fold behind them kinda like a bird while dragonflies prefer to lay their wings kinda like a jet.
Hoped that helped! I love both dragonflies and damselflies and loved catching them by hand as a kid! Amazing you were able to get such a still shot, they sure are fast!
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You're welcome.
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I will guess it is a dragon fly..
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I should have asked this bug
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More than likely to be a damselfly as wings are folded back along abdomen, common trait, as dragonfly tends to sit with wings spread.
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You are welcome
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thx I was lucky, this damselfly was quiet
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I saw another one today, more beautiful but i had not my camera with me argggg
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Fantastic shot! I just tried to take a pic of one of these yesterday but was very unsuccessful. LOL
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yes you've to be very patient, quick and... lucky!
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thanks a lot, I was lucky to be able to take a photo of this bug!
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No prob. Yeah, you really were lucky! I see them zipping around all the time in our backyard. They never stand still long enough, it's like they're just blue streaks in the air.
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We have dragonflies in our backyard that look just like this!
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Kiss them for me 
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Ok, I will give them a kiss next time I see them 
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