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Damselfly versus Spider I have a couple of dams on my property that I love to sit and wait for the dragonflies and damselflies to rest.<br /> This was something I hadn&#039;t seen before, this spider was no more than 1cm long but he did an amazing job securing his dinner!! I believe it is a Perenethis venusta spider but cannot ID.. Golden Dartlet,Ischnura aurora,damselfly,macro,nature,spider Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Damselfly versus Spider

I have a couple of dams on my property that I love to sit and wait for the dragonflies and damselflies to rest.
This was something I hadn't seen before, this spider was no more than 1cm long but he did an amazing job securing his dinner!! I believe it is a Perenethis venusta spider but cannot ID..

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    WildFlower
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    It doesn't look like a Perenethis venusta to me. The head looks smaller, compared to the body and the legs are thinner and smooth, almost translucent.
    http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/485.htm

    The damselfly is easier to identify, I think it is a Golden Dartlet (Ischnura aurora).     Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

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The Golden Dartlet

The Golden Dartlet is a species of damselfly. There are three described subspecies: "Ischnura aurora aurora", "Ischnura aurora rubilio", "Ischnura aurora viduata".

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
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Uploaded May 3, 2014. Captured Jan 8, 2012 15:36 in 234 Woori Yallock Road, Cockatoo VIC 3781, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 5D
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  • 1/99s
  • ISO320
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.