Friday, May 16, 2025

Too late to copulate

I was hoping to show you a photo of copulating damselflies but by the time I'd fetched my phone they'd separated.

Damselfly is a wild guess; it might be mayfly. Apparently they can stay clicked together for several hours and we often see mating pairs flying around. Just before these separated one of them was in the water of the pond so I think that might have been the egg-laying bit. 

Instead we have a photo of a different damsel: the now traditional photo of my first swim of the year in the pool.




16 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

That's quite the attention-grabbing post title LOL! That insect is called a dragonfly in Canada.

Kathy G said...

I would NOT want to maintain a personal pool, but if there was one handy I certainly would take advantage of it.

Anvilcloud said...

AFAIK there are both damselflies and dragonflies in Canada.

jabblog said...

We have many damselflies doing their thing in the garden, in the pond, among the weeds - they're not picky.

Ann said...

Your post title was quite an attention grabber

Boud said...

We have many kinds of damselfies and dragonflies and darners of various colors here. I love to see them. Especially since they hunt mosquitoes.

acorn hollow said...

Quite the title! Good for you it is warm enough for a swim not here yet.
Cathy

Ole phat Stu said...

Clickbait titles get logged and your blog marked accordingly. Avoid doing it.

Liz Hinds said...

I think we have dragon, damsel, and may flies. Not sure of the difference between any of them.

Liz Hinds said...

You've got to!

Liz Hinds said...

I'm sure, AC. They have lasted since prehistoric times.

Liz Hinds said...

They're not!

Liz Hinds said...

I'm usually rubbish at titles

Liz Hinds said...

We see lots of the gorgeous luminous blue ones by the river? Is luminous the right word?

Liz Hinds said...

The outside temperature is definitely high enough.

Liz Hinds said...

Aw, I'm rubbish at titles