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Like a (Blue) Needle in a Haystack
Sometimes it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.The common blue damselfly or Northern Bluet (Enallagma cyathigerum) is long and slender like a needle, but a jeweled blue needle.We spotted this one last weekend at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a half-acre bee friendly garden located...
Common blue damselfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another view of common blue damselfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Blue Dancers
Blue damselflies should be on "Dancing with Stars." Because, in many respects, they ARE the stars--the stars of the insect world. They're slender, delicate and beautiful dancers that look like blue-stick diamonds. Damselflies are often confused with dragonflies, which are in the same order,...
Damselfly's compound eyes don't miss much. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Slender as a needle, a damselfly warms itself, preparing for flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sliver of Blue
It's often called a "pond damselfly" or a "narrow-winged damselfly."We spotted this brilliant blue damselfly on a Great Valley gum plant (Grindelia camporum) near the Sciences Laboratory Building at the University of California, Davis.It's a male coenagrionid damselfly, said Lynn Kimsey, director...
Coenagrionid Damselfly
Close-Up
A Damsel Not in Distress
They're as long and thin as darning needles. And, sometimes they’re as difficult to find as a needle in the proverbial haystack. These slender, frail-looking insects (below) are damselflies. They fly around ponds and streams and perch on...
Damselfly
Long and Thin
