Large Red Damselfly

Large Red Damselflies
Large Red Damselfly | Pyrrosoma nymphula
The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire. 01.07.2005. Original blog post.

The two Large Red Damselflies in this picture are a pair. The male (on the left) is holding the female still while she lays their fertilised eggs in the water around the waterlily flower.

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Taken with Nikon Coolpix 995

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