On 2013-07-17 16:18:39 +0100, kay said:

Sacha;987755 Wrote:
On 2013-07-17 07:18:32 +0100, kay said:
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Sacha;987743 Wrote:-


Several more blue damselfies seen today, is the male green?-

Other way round. The green one is the female.-

Ah, thanks Kay. So we have a lot of desperate males around!
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Some of the blue ones will be desperate females. They come in both
colours.

Don't know a lot about mating damselflies, but the front one appears to
be the male. He uses the end of his body to clasp the female around her
neck.

Thanks, Kay, we've certainly seen a few pairs looking for somewhere to
lay eggs, flitting around the ponds and causing a flurry of delighted
shrieks from children who spot them. They're such pretty little
flashes of irridescence.
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Sacha
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