Damselflies
This reading profile brings together 4 source-linked articles that reference damselflies.
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- Field guideWatching dragonflies and damselfliesDragonflies and damselflies become easier to study when you stop chasing them. Visit in suitable weather, wait near a favored perch or patrol lane, compare structure before color, and record date, place, habitat, behavior, and photographs without capture.
- Field guideHow dragonfly nymphs huntA dragonfly nymph carries a folding capture tool beneath its head. Muscles preload elastic structures at two joints, a synchronized release throws the labial mask forward, and terminal palps close around prey.
- Field guideHow insect metamorphosis worksMetamorphosis is not one butterfly trick. Insects follow several developmental patterns, and the immature stage may live in a different habitat, eat different food, or resemble the adult to very different degrees.
- Field guideWatching pond lifeA pond is several habitats stacked together. Watch the surface, open water, vegetation, bottom, bank, and air in turn, and a seemingly still patch becomes a web of movement.