Gone Full Cycle

From the female I observed last June laying eggs in my garden pond, to the hatched larvae which lived beneath the still water, to their emergence in spring as adults, and now they have gone a full cycle. Here we have a mating pair of  the Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula), ensuring the perpetuation of the species.

 

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Garden pond, Staffordshire, England. June 2017.

06/1706/17 by Peter Hillman Categories: Animals, Animals (Invertebrates), Dragonflies, Garden, Garden Pond, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, Wildlife PhotographyTags: Damselflies, Dragonflies, Garden, Garden Pond, Insects, Large Red Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula, Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula mating, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Odonata, Photography, Pyrrhosoma nymphula, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 10 Comments