Five blue damselflies; find all differences! (or just look at them)

in #photography7 years ago

The azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella):


Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/500s

The white-legged damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes):


Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/60s

The blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura elegans):


Olympus XZ-1, 28mm, ISO200, f8, 1/200s

One of the Lestidae. It is more metallic, and its colour varies depending on the angle of the light:


Olympus XZ-1, 28mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/125s

The common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum):


Olympus XZ-1, 28mm, ISO250, f5.6, 1/100s

There are more, but some I haven't been able to persuade to pose for me yet.

Can I tell them apart? Well, yes, back at home, from the photos, with a determination book. To complicate things further, the female versions have different colours, usually not blue.

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Great job! Thank you for sharing!

Fantastic macro! Thanks for sharing @ocrdu

You're most welcome.

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Beautiful, so incredibly delicate looking.

They are, but they are also fierce hunters!

Even pretty things can be dangerous! Quite deceptive.

True. Good thing is, though, they also hunt mosquitos!

What's a great macro shots. Excellent job ;) I need to see more I follow your blog. You welcome to follow mine as well ;) Have a great day

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