#damselfly

[soymoss]

Lil damselfly 🪷 they remind me of little fairies on my walks, everywhere but also impossible to capture on video !!

[onenicebugperday]

Vivid dancer, Argia vivida, Coenagrionidae, Zygoptera

Found in western North America

Photos 1-2 by Thomas Shahan, 3 by leslie_s, and 4 by camerondeckert

[samimarkart]

bug time

[kas-e]

Jewel Damselfly & Katydid. Shot in situ, north Florida.

[elbdot]

NEW FAEMON ARE HERE!

This line is based on one of my favorite damselfy species, the Beautiful demoiselle. Damselflies are close relatives to dragonflies, as they both belong to the order of "Odonata". Damselflies however are much smaller than most dragonflies, with more slender bodies and capable of fully folding their wings over their abdomen.

The beautiful demoiselle is a rare species due to its very narrow habitat requirements. Its larvae can only thrive in natural bodies of waters, which have become exceedingly rare with how little untouched nature there is left in Europe. I am very proud to say I have found a spot in Germany where the species is still thriving and I hope more creeks and rivers will become clean enough again for them to expand their territories in the future.

(photo taken last July in 2025)

They look like gorgeous gems and when they fly you could mistake them for butterflies or silently fluttering fairies, shimmering in blues and greens over the water.

With this line of Faemon I'm also introducing my own typing system :D I'll revamp previous entries with the new types and do another post on it once I've created a cleer sheet of the typing advantages / disadvantages.

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[dinoserious]

ebony jewelwing

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[greycatbird]

Went to the bog yesterday to visit the Pitcher Plants in bloom and the Round-leaved Sundew, and also saw two kinds of wild orchid (I believe the one on the bottom left is Rose Pogonia, and the right is Tuberous Grasspink). Damselflies and other insects were loving the heat, and the Song Sparrows and Red-winged Blackbirds singing and flying above definitely didn't mind the bug buffet. Such a cool place!!