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DAMSEL FLY
Damsels belong to the order Odonata,
one of the oldest and most primitive with species dating back to prehistoric times.
The ones you view here are only about one inch or less in length.
I highly recomend you click on the below link to learn all about them.
http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/angling/protalk/rowley/damsels.phtml
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Photographed at Bouce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona 07/04/06
Photos were taken with a Nikon D70s,
80 to 400mm VF AF lens plus a 1.4 tele-converter at the 400 mm setting, and hand held.
I think that is close to a 900mm lens magnification.
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While out on the pond's surface there was much going on.
How many pairs can you see, don't count the reflections.
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6 pair of Damsel flys and 2 bees.
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Please note in this image the female in laying her eggs during copulation.
In the extreme right there is a critter that I know not what it is, perhaps a mosquito larvae??
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It looks larger than it really is, but it is only an inch long if that.
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Photos were taken with a Nikon D70s,
80 to 400mm VF AF lens plus a 1.4 tele-converter at the 400 mm setting, and hand held.
I think that is close to a 900mm lens magnification.