A gift from a damsel :o) by Enmos

Photography • Macro • posted on May 04, 2005

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Thanks for viewing !! :o) -- Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) Body length: 25 - 30 mm The Large Red Damselfly has a synchronized emergence and is usually the first species to be recorded each year. It can be seen from mid April to early September. Males have a deep red coloration with a black and red-striped thorax and red abdomen. The thorax is yellow or yellow-striped on the underside in young specimens. Both sexes have red eyes, duller in females, and the female has more black on the abdomen. The Large Red Damselfly is not a very active species, preferring to spend most of its time flying around its territory and settling periodically on marginal and emergent vegetation around ponds and slow moving water. Mating takes place in marginal vegetation and the pair lay their eggs in tandem on submerged vegetation. Hope you like :o) - Thanks for all your wonderful comments on my last upload, "Evening Stroll" !! -- Many thanks, Jeroen

Comments (78)

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WandM

1:30AM | Thu, 05 May 2005

All dressed up for your birthday ;) Hope many years will follow in a good health! Great shot.

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zulaan

2:02AM | Thu, 05 May 2005

Wow ! Perfection !!!! And... HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear friend !!!!! ;)

crisnita

3:03AM | Thu, 05 May 2005

Happy Happy Birthday! wish you all that's beautiful and best in the world so that you continue your work. Be always fresh and inspired, like all your work. P.S. She looks like she's staring at that little drop, I love it!! ;)

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danob

3:07AM | Thu, 05 May 2005

Another wonderful image buddy Happy birthday too

Pierre59

5:08AM | Thu, 05 May 2005

Wouah! superbe capture, excellente macro, bravo mais aussi Happy Birthday Jeroen !!!

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chantal-france

5:41AM | Thu, 05 May 2005

Wonderful shot as usual :)) Love the DOF you used on this one and the fabulous colours too :)) V

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Richardphotos

1:57PM | Thu, 05 May 2005

I never seen one of these beauties before. Dragon flies and Damsels are my favorite insects. they are always beautiful and do not bite humans, at least me. It must have been on a slow day to let you get so close head on-v

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TwoPynts

11:26PM | Thu, 05 May 2005

Truly beautiful! 8]

pixelatorz

4:01AM | Fri, 06 May 2005

a happy birthday, i know i'm late but i was unbaler to check renderosity :) excellent capture verry nic macro work

Raven_427

8:52AM | Sat, 07 May 2005

I really don't know what to say to this one .. but i love it. :)

JayKitty

11:50PM | Sat, 07 May 2005

dang that dude is looking right at me! amazing work brother. i marvel at all of your pictures

Don_Arno

6:52AM | Sun, 08 May 2005

Haeberle called u MR. MACRO and i agree with him. Fantastic shot. Give me more, more, more......

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tibet2004uk

5:53PM | Tue, 10 May 2005

Oh wow!!! Superb!! I love the POV on this one!! To shoot it from a front view was just perfect here!!

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Punaguy

8:00PM | Tue, 10 May 2005

You have the most amazing luck in sneaking up on insects...no matter how stealty I am the usually fly off...wonderfully captured, simply beautiful...!! Happy Belated Birthday my friend~ Aloha!

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