November 19, 2023

We are Rambur's Forktail Damselflies

And we both have unwanted visitors

We  were infested with mites soon after we emerged

And until they are engorged, we remain their prisoners.

(I paid the price for these photos - I was unknowingly - till it was far too late - stood if a fire ant nest while taking these photos. Ouch.)

Location: TM Goodwin WMA, Broadmoor Unit

Sources: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10682-021-10130-z

https://doi.org/10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[643:EODBWM]2.0.CO;2

Photo and text © 2023 Dee Fairbanks Simpson