Posts Tagged: damselfly

Like a (Blue) Needle in a Haystack

Sometimes it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.The common blue damselfly or Northern Bluet (Enallagma cyathigerum) is long and slender like a needle, but a jeweled blue needle.We spotted this one last weekend at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee...

Common blue damselfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Common blue damselfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Another view of common blue damselfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Another view of common blue damselfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue Dancers

Blue damselflies should be on "Dancing with Stars." Because, in many respects, they ARE the stars--the stars of the insect world. They're slender, delicate and beautiful dancers that look like blue-stick diamonds. Damselflies are often confused with...

Damselfly's compound eyes don't miss much. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Damselfly's compound eyes don't miss much. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Slender as a needle, a damselfly warms itself, preparing for flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Slender as a needle, a damselfly warms itself, preparing for flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sliver of Blue

It's often called a "pond damselfly" or a "narrow-winged damselfly."We spotted this brilliant blue damselfly on a Great Valley gum plant (Grindelia camporum) near the Sciences Laboratory Building at the University of California, Davis.It's a male...

Coenagrionid Damselfly

BLUE DAMSELFLY (male coenagrionid damselfly) nectars from a gum plant (Grindelia camporum) at the University of California, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-Up

CLOSE-UP--A male coenarionid damselyfly peers over a gum plant leaf at the University of California, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Damsel Not in Distress

They're as long and thin as darning needles. And, sometimes they’re as difficult to find as a needle in the proverbial haystack. These slender, frail-looking insects (below) are damselflies. They...

Damselfly

A DAMSELFLY, probably a bluet, perches on a tower of jewels, a bee-friendly plant. Now it's a damselfly-friendly plant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Long and Thin

LONG AND THIN, a damselfly looks somewhat like a darning needle. This one was at the Yolo Causeway last year. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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