Damselflies are Go! by ocrdu

photography · @ocrdu · Apr 26 '18 (edited)

$2.70

Damselflies are Go!

This is the first of this species we have seen this year!

It is a male *blue-tailed damselfly* (Ischnura elegans), *lantaarntje* in Dutch.

A tidbit of information: "Blue-tailed Damselflies are superb fliers and can alter each of their four wing's kinematics in order to maneuver. A recent study has shown that they can compensate for a whole wing loss and even successfully maneuver and catch prey." Sounds like a sadistic study, but still.

I already have a great many photos of many species, so when I see them now, I try to go for a nice composition rather than a detailed photo of the insect:

![](http://www.den-uijl.nl/photography/stored/LantaarntjesVP20181.jpg)
*<sup>Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/400s</sup>*

We found the not-so-blue missus nearby:

![](http://www.den-uijl.nl/photography/stored/LantaarntjesVP20182.jpg)
*<sup>Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/320s</sup>*

She is orange-tailed; species are often named after the colours of the male.

I'm surprised no world-wide feminist protest has broken out over this gender bias yet; it's about as important as most of their other grievances. \[evil grin\]

Thanks for watching!

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@schattenjaeger · Apr 26 '18

$0.55

Every single time I read that as "damn selfies", and expect a rant about stupid selfies and kids today by grumpy old @ocrdu.

👍 pharesim, ocrdu, englishtchrivy

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@ocrdu · Apr 26 '18

$0.28

Grin.

But: I'm not at all grumpy. How dare you. Damn kids today calling their seniors grumpy. They should all be put in work camps for a while, that'll teach them some manners.

Still, selfies are a sign of the times, and not a pleasant one.

👍 schattenjaeger

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@schattenjaeger · Apr 26 '18

I actually agree. There's a pretty dark precedence that's hinted by the selfie culture. I've been meaning to write about that at some point.

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@vtravels · Apr 26 '18

I am always looking out for damselflies too! These ones are so pretty!

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@ocrdu · Apr 26 '18

I think these are common throughout the British isles, you could meet one any day now.

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@nkera · Apr 26 '18

Well, this was educational. I thought this is a dragonfly. Wasn't aware of the damselfly until now...
And of course, I also read 'damn selfies' :)

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