#Florida damselflies

[whatnext10]

Blue-Ringed Dancers are Beautiful and Graceful Damselflies

Blue-Ringed Dancers are Beautiful and Graceful Damselflies shows readers a male and a female of this sexually dimorphic species. It also informs readers about some basic facts such as range and size.

Resting Damselfly Blue-ringed dancers (Argia Sedaka) are pretty little damselflies that are common around slow moving water. Specifically, you can usually find them around lakes, ponds, retention areas, slow streams and rivers, and even roadside ditches if vegetation is present. Theses images are actually from last year when I took a trip out to Henry Beck Park. The park has a beautiful, slow…

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#blue and black damselflies #blue-ringed dancer #colorful damselflies #damselflies #damselfly photography #dancers #Florida damselflies #Florida insects #Florida nature #Florida wildlife #flying insects #insect photography #insects #nature #nature photographs #nature photography #photography #wildife #wildlife photographs #wildlife photography

[rachelsrandomsphotos]

Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta) with a Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)

Taken at FIT Botanical Gardens in Melbourne, FL

#turtle pond #blue tailed damselfly #pond slider #pond slider turtle #botanical garden #botanical gardens #dragonflies #dragonfly #florida #insect photography #insects #nature photography #photography #turtle #turtles #wildlife photography #florida institute of technology #nikon photography #florida photography #florida photographer #nikond3500 #FIT campus #FIT botanical gardens #FIT botanical garden #wildlife

[kas-e]

Calopteryx maculata

Some detailed views of the beautiful Ebony Jewelwing damselfly.  North Florida, found in a ravine.  The 3 magnified shots are simple 2-4 shot focus stacks to give some detail to the face and body.  A large species, these were shot at 1:1, and just beyond using a half stack of extension tubes. 

#damselfly #dragonfly #insects #bug #bugs #nature #animals #wild life #florida #photography #original #macro #micro #macro photographers #photographers on tumblr #fine art #entomology

[love-elizabeth]

I couldn’t believe it when a bug I’d been trying to get a good look at landed right on my hat! I still didn’t get a good look at it from that angle, but I think it’s a black-winged damselfly (Calopteryx maculata). 🐉 🤠 🌳 #explorida #roamflorida #florida #flstofmind #floridaliving #florida_greatshots #fun_in_florida #LoveFL #clermont #clermontflorida #lakecountyfl #entomology #damselfly #odonata #nature #naturelovers #getoutdoorsfl #Calopteryxmaculata @visitflorida @lake.louisa.state.park (at Lake Louisa State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgwo6RCOYrj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#explorida #roamflorida #florida #flstofmind #floridaliving #florida_greatshots #fun_in_florida #lovefl #clermont #clermontflorida #lakecountyfl #entomology #damselfly #odonata #nature #naturelovers #getoutdoorsfl #calopteryxmaculata

[bigpappahope]

Hypnotizing ebony jewelwing

#photography #nature #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #florida #damselfly

[cupofwater6]

they're saying everyone's moving over to inaturalist

#theyre saying everyones outside finding beautiful damselflies in mating wheels on some stalk of grass out there #my florida friends use it and i wish i could see the creatures they find

[kazoologist]

Every Current Formula 1 Driver But I Decided They Were All Bugs

No Thoughts, Head Empty, Only Insects I Enjoyed From My Single Entomology Class Several Years Ago. Sorry to folks from outside the states. Most of these are like. my local critters.

Max Verstappen - Appalachian Jewelwing, Calopteryx angustipennis I have no reasoning behind this one. He just gives me the vibes of a damselfly kinda man.

Sergio Pérez - Synoeca Cyanea, a species of warrior wasp, or just the Synoeca genus again, literally no justification besides he's on the dark blue team and I just really like these wasps. Please read the Synoeca wikipedia page. they are SO cool.

Lewis Hamilton - Violet Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa violacea fashionable! cool lookin bee!

George Russell - Blue Hawker, Aeshna cyanea

Charles Leclerc - Cattle Killer/Cow Killer, Dasymutilla occidentalis (letting my south midwestern hick jump OUT here. most folks call em velvet ants)

Carlos Sainz - Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta

Lando Norris - Walker's Cicada, Megatibicen pronotalis this is NOT meant to be a drag I actually love these freakishly loud animals but he just gives bright green cicada energy.

Oscar Piastri - Green Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa aerata cop out? yeah. good bee and something that feels correct? yes.

Fernando Alonso - Mourning Cloak, Nymphalis antiopa i love these fuckin bugs. absolute freaks of nature. they live for like a full year and they're always wandering around and getting up to something. plus they're very distinguished.

Lance Stroll - Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia I'm not even gonna elaborate on this one.

Valtteri Bottas - Eastern Cicada Hawk, Sphecius speciosus I just think they're neat!

Zhou Guanyu - Ebony Jewelwing, Calopteryx maculata blatant favoritism here. The ebony jewelwing is perhaps my all time favorite bug from home :) (its also v stylish)

Esteban Ocon - Chinese Mantis, Tenodera sinensis a noble creature that frequently scares the life out of me when i find one outside my window. Why the fuck are you so long. I appreciate u anyway.

Pierre Gasly - European Field Cricket, Gryllus campestris he just *feels* a bit crickety. Idk what to tell u man.

Kevin Magnussen - Halloween Beetle (or in America, the Japanese Lady Bug), Harmonia axyridis the most determined little bastard in the animal kingdom. They WILL get into your apartment through that microscopic sliver in the window.

Nico Hulkenberg - Green June Beetle, Cotinis nitida idk dude he just serves local scarab

Daniel Ricciardo - Black-And-Yellow Mud Dauber, Sceliphron caementarium im sure you are all noticing how much i love wasps by now. i was SO brave not making this a wasp only post. if ur american and a hick (hey girl(gn) hey) you'll know these guys From Constantly Being In Your Car's Inner Workings

Yuki Tsunoda - Bullet Ant, Paraponera clavata tiny but mighty!!!!! (short king solidarity)

Alex Albon - Great Black Wasp, Sphex pensylvanicus yet more blatant favoritism for my faves. Yes this post is so i can assign the williams boys and zg my fave types of local bugs. Anyway. this is one of the best wasps in the world. if u see her irl please stop for a moment to appreciate her. she's usually a docile species but she is very big and i love her. (good hunter too)

Logan Sargeant - Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis the ultimate late spring and all of summer insect of america. voted america's sweetheart of every local body of water eight millionth year in a row!!!! one of the best dragonflies in the country and i am serious!!! if u live in north america this summer, find a LAKE, a POND, A RIVER, perhaps even a CREEK!!!!!! A POOL WILL EVEN GET YOU! you'll find these folks. at current you might catch mating flight season!!! anyway. these are crazy good hunters and they're a beautiful little baby blue shade. anyway. logan and the rest of williams should go huntin for these when he gets back to florida. think it would fix em.

#zoomies posting #kazoo noises #babys first f1 season #sports posting #i said id do it and i was very serious #also sorry for the funky ordering i did this like in order that i thought of them and then had to match the teammates to whoever i did firs #this is why williams are the last ones here. i could NOT decide which wasp alex was gonna be

[tigerdrachin]

ANIMAL AU LIST

Alabama - black bear

Alaska - Moose

Arizona - Ring-tailed Cat

Arkansas - Mockingbird

California - Brown bear

Colorado - Mountain Goat

Connecticut - Grey Wolf

Delaware - Grey Fox

Florida - Alligator

Georgia - North Atlantic right Whale

Hawaii - Hawaiian monk seal

Idaho - Idaho Giant salamander

Illinois - Northern Cardinal

Indiana - Say's Firefly

Iowa - Hog/pig

Kansas - Western meadowlark

Kentucky - Appaloosa (Horse)

Louisiana - Pelican

Maine - Maine coon

Maryland - Crab

Massachusetts - Tabby Cat

Michigan - White tailed deer

Minnesota - Common loon

Mississippi - Red fox

Missouri - Missouri Mule

Montana - Mourning cloak butterfly

Nebraska - Skunk

Nevada - Vivid Dancer damselfly

New Hampshire - Red tailed hawk

New Jersey - Fruit bat

New Mexico - New Mexico whiptail lizard

New York - Mouse

North Carolina - plott hound

North Dakota - nokota Pike (Horse)

Ohio - buckeye chuck

Oklahoma - Scissor-tailed flycatcher

Oregon - beaver

Pennsylvania - eagle

Rhode Island - Rhode Island red chicken

South Carolina - wood duck

South Dakota - coyote

Tennessee - Tennessee walking horse

Texas - Texas Longhorn

Utah - Bee

Vermont - Labrador

Virginia - Virginia Opossum

Washington - Olympic Marmot

West Virginia - Moth

Wisconsin - American Badger

Wyoming - Bison

D.C. - wood thrush

Gov - Snake

CDC - Dove

ITS DONE FINALLY AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-

#wttt #wttsh #Animal au wttt #do with this list as you will #I did my best to keep it balanced but still special for every state lol

[libraryofmoths]

Moth of the Week

Primrose Moth

Schinia florida

The primrose moth is part of the family Noctuidae or the family of owlet moths. It was described by French lawyer and entomologist Achille Guenée in 1852. This moths earns its name from the evening-primrose, which hosts and feed the larvae.

Description This moth has a pink head with pink filiform antennae. Their bodies are a pale yellow or cream with a pink underside. The forewings are pink with a large pale yellow edge on the outer margin. inside the pink area are pale yellow markings with a larger spot of pale yellow by lower thorax. The hindwings are cream or white with a pale yellow underside.

Average wingspan: 31.5 mm (≈ 1.2 in)

Diet and Habitat Primrose moth caterpillars eat evening primrose, biennial gaura and other members of the Onagraceae family. The larvae eat the seeds and flowers of these plants rather than the leaves. This species is found in continental North America in temperate regions. It’s range spans from southern Canada and almost all regions of the United States. This moth reaches up to Alberta and eastern Washington state. In the East and West, this Spence’s goes as far as North Carolina and Utah respectively. They do not live in the lower southwestern United States. They are found in open meadows and on the prairies of the Great Plains of eastern North America. They also like fields, clearings, and wastelands.

Mating

The primrose moth mating season coincides with the blooming season of the primrose plant, whose buds are hosts to the moth’s eggs. The eggs hatch 4-5 days after being laid. These caterpillars burrow into the ground to pupate and spend the winter. There is only one generation per year.

Average of 114 eggs laid per female

Predators This species is preyed on by birds and bats.

Fun Fact During the day, adults hide and camouflage themselves in partially closed primrose flowers, and they are strictly nocturnal.

(Source: Wikipedia; Moth Identification; Pacific Northwest Moths; Fishers Island Conservatory; Outside My Window; Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 1970, 282-287; Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies of Dayton, Ohio)

#animals #bugs #facts #insects #libraryofmoths #moth #mothoftheweek #lepidoptera #primrose moth #Schinia florida #Noctuidae

[onenicebugperday]

@abovealllovedeeply​ submitted: I came across these damselflies having a “wheel” nice time yesterday. (Literally stopped a conversation mid-sentence to take a picture.) Florida, USA

Wow they sure are having a good time. Sorry to interrupt their intimate moment. But great pic of some very pretty friends! They look like orange bluets but could  be a similar species.

#insects #animals #bugs #submission #damselfly #orange bluet #maybe

[vulturereyy]

Damselfly Lurien is a first, but I like it! I'm always curious as to why people pick certain species for characters, so I am politely requesting a ramble on this decision :P

I'm glad you like it, and thank you for the ask!! Honestly my reasoning is just based on personal experience. I live in Florida and I'm an avid birder/nature person. Whenever I go out to bird and especially when I'm near water, it's always the hoverflies and damselflies that will sit and Watch You. I thought that was freak behavior (affectionate). My Lurien is a damselfly because I didn't think the hoverfly body type suited him well, but I have a charismatic bond with the little guys. Since then it's been very interesting to develop given that Damselflies are predators, and related to one of the best predators in the entire animal kingdom, the Dragonfly.

Lurien being a predatory species in a city of mostly vegetarian beetles also fits why he may be a recluse in his tower, just given how vastly different he feels to the other denizens he watches over. I also liked that damselflies have ocelli, which are light-detecting eyes, in the middle of their heads, making it easier to align with Lurien's mask vs hoverflies or butterflies or moths (though I do really like @ruthlesslistener's butterfly lurien with the third eye).

In general I just think this guy is a freak and not at all elegant or graceful, on top of personal experience with the real-world counterparts. I think he should be a more fucked up looking bug than most.

I also like the idea that he's on the larger scale of lurien AU's and while he definitely doesn't take the best care of himself still, he's far more physically fit and nimble from zipping out at 3 am to hunt for vengefly snackies.

[whatnext10]

The Ebony Jewelwing is a Stunning and Unusual Damselfly

The Ebony Jewelwing is a Stunning and Unusual Damselfly shows readers the gorgeous male ebony jewelwing and explains why it is somewhat different from most other damselflies. It also provides readers with information about the range and lifecycle.

Blue-Green Beauty A little while back I came home from work tired and ready to relax on a Friday afternoon, only to be greeted by several great photo opportunites that just couldn’t be ignored. It’s funny how the tiredness melts away when I’m shooting images and watching the interesting behaviors of the wild things that I’m taking pictures of. One of the most interesting animals that I saw that…

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#black-winged damselfly #broad winged damselflies #colorful insects #damselflies #ebony jewelwing #Florida damselflies #Florida insects #Florida nature #Florida wildlife #flying insects #insect photography #insects #nature #nature photographs #nature photography #predatory insects #wildlife #wildlife photographs #wildlife photography

[rachelsrandomsphotos]

Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)

Taken at Turkey Creek Sanctuary in Palm Bay, FL

#blue tailed damselfly #damselfly #dragonfly #dragonflies #insects #insect photography #bugs #bug photography #wildlife #wildlife photography #nature photography #photography #moss #florida #florida photography #florida photographer #turkey creek sanctuary #turkey creek #sanctuary #wildlife sanctuary #nature trails #nature trail #nikon photography #nikond3500

[kas-e]

Enallagma cyathigerum - Common Bluet Damselfly

Shot in its natural habitat in Northern Florida.  Just beyond 2x life size, this was photographed with a Nikon d300 and a Nikkor 28mm 3.5 ai-s lens reverse mounted.  Flash on full, diffused by a large diffuser.  Simple 2 shot stack to make sure the compound eye facets are all in focus.  

#macro #micro #damselfly #dragonfly #odonata #entomology #nikon #reverse macro #flash #nature #animals #photographers on tumblr #fine art #original art #bugs #insects #compound eyes

[love-elizabeth]

Scene from a forest hike with bug whisperer and hand model @chiknscratch 🐉 🪰 🫴 #explorida #roamflorida #florida #flstofmind #floridaliving #odonata #damselfly #florida_greatshots #fun_in_florida #LoveFL #nature #naturelovers #getoutdoorsfl #unlocktampabay #FLstateparks #hillsborough #hillsboroughriver #river #myhillsborough #hillsboroughriverstatepark #thonotasassa #tampa @fl.stateparks @visitflorida @visittampabay @hillsboroughfl @timberlinetampa (at Hillsborough River State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgYAc-Is5Ph/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#explorida #roamflorida #florida #flstofmind #floridaliving #odonata #damselfly #florida_greatshots #fun_in_florida #lovefl #nature #naturelovers #getoutdoorsfl #unlocktampabay #flstateparks #hillsborough #hillsboroughriver #river #myhillsborough #hillsboroughriverstatepark #thonotasassa #tampa

[lachrymose-luna-moth]

omg I feel so silly because of how long it took me to identify this insect, I took this photo two weeks ago. T_T

The species is Glenurus gratus (AKA: doodlebugs and 'demons of the dust'). It's an antlion, within the order Neuroptera. Both adults and larvae are predators.

My mistake when I was identifying this one was that I thought it was a damselfly T_T

side tangent: I got orders Odonata and Neuroptera confused because they both have similar wing shapes and long thin bodies (and idk what im doing lol). However, you can tell them apart by resting wing placement: (with some exceptions) dragonflies fold their wings straight up over their backs, damselflies hold their wings straight out, and antlions fold their wings down at 45-degree angles.

the color though is really beautiful and distinct. The tips of the wings look like strawberry milk 🥛 🍓 also they are often found on southern live oaks (Quercus virginiana)!! Combining my love for tree and bug ID <3

I used the University of Florida's entomology website to source most of my information, as well wikipedia (lol) and bug-guide.

#im actually not too sure about the species because its a little northern than what it says on the internet #but im pretty confident about the genus #entomology #insect #neuroptera #doodlebugs #antlions #who even knows #also i just learned that antlion is literally ANT LION! BECAUSE THEY EAT ANTS #SKKSKSKSJJS #IM SO DUMB LMAOO