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Large Red Damselfly, male, emerged - frontal Freshly emerged from our pond, details here:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/113656/large_red_damselfly_male_emerged.html" title="Large Red Damselfly, male, emerged"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/113656_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=s%2Baa3Ahc7S7XB8rAPUotfik36cw%3D" width="116" height="152" alt="Large Red Damselfly, male, emerged One of the earliest damsels to emerge. This young male emerged in our garden. In the background (out of focus) is the actual exuviae, stuck to a small twig. They must have crawled out of my mini pond. Surprising, as it&#039;s tiny and I figured it to be void of much prey.<br /> <br /> As I found it, it was still preparing for its first ever flight, but my approach did speed it up, some minuted later it was gone.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/113657/large_red_damselfly_male_emerged_-_frontal.html Large Red Damselfly,Macro,Pyrrhosoma nymphula" /></a></figure> Large Red Damselfly,Macro,Pyrrhosoma nymphula Click/tap to enlarge

Large Red Damselfly, male, emerged - frontal

Freshly emerged from our pond, details here:

Large Red Damselfly, male, emerged One of the earliest damsels to emerge. This young male emerged in our garden. In the background (out of focus) is the actual exuviae, stuck to a small twig. They must have crawled out of my mini pond. Surprising, as it's tiny and I figured it to be void of much prey.<br /> <br /> As I found it, it was still preparing for its first ever flight, but my approach did speed it up, some minuted later it was gone.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/113657/large_red_damselfly_male_emerged_-_frontal.html Large Red Damselfly,Macro,Pyrrhosoma nymphula

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  1. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    A little sleepy perhaps Posted 4 years ago
  2. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Cute! Who won the staring contest? Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      I did, it flew away :) Posted 4 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Congrats. Posted 4 years ago

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The Large Red Damselfly

The Large Red Damselfly ''Pyrrhosoma nymphula'' is a European damselfly. It is one of the first damselflies to emerge in the year.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 25, 2021. Captured Apr 24, 2021 11:51.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO400
  • 50mm