Wednesday, October 19, 2022

October 19, 2022

We are two Blue-ringed Dancers
Blue means we're male, brown is young or female
We all have rings on our abdomen
Which you might look at and think that's a tail.

Location: Orlando Wetlands Park, Christmas, FL

Sources: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2641

Bonus source: More detail than you could ever hope to know regarding how to ID a Damselfly: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/03/Vol-15-No-2.pdf

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson





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