My little pond at the front of the house is a busy place. Besides tadpoles, it's a favorite watering hole for blue dasher dragonflies.
Dragonflies are one of the most ancient - and fast- insects. (I'm thinking there's a connection there...)
One Sunday afternoon earlier this summer, I was sitting pond side watching blue dasher dragonflies, thinking they're flirting. They were flitting around water lilies, running each other off and settling for only seconds on a water lily leaf.
Love the name of the female, she's a damselfly.
Once the blue dasher damselflies started to arrive, the show really got started.
"Wherefore art thou, Juliet?"
Several blue dasher damselflies flew around him. Then one flew to a water lily leaf and touched her tail down into the water puddle several times:
Dragonflies are one of the most ancient - and fast- insects. (I'm thinking there's a connection there...)
One Sunday afternoon earlier this summer, I was sitting pond side watching blue dasher dragonflies, thinking they're flirting. They were flitting around water lilies, running each other off and settling for only seconds on a water lily leaf.
Love the name of the female, she's a damselfly.
Once the blue dasher damselflies started to arrive, the show really got started."Wherefore art thou, Juliet?"
Several blue dasher damselflies flew around him. Then one flew to a water lily leaf and touched her tail down into the water puddle several times:
About a month later, I spotted this baby blue dasher dragonfly on a peony leaf. He was no more than half an inch long!
Cigars, anyone?
Charlotte
Gardening to Distraction on a MO Hill
Cigars, anyone?Charlotte
Gardening to Distraction on a MO Hill
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