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Post by NellyDee on May 7, 2020 8:58:01 GMT
It is that time of year when I am going to keep asking what is this? Looking into the pond's shallow end we saw this lavae of some sort, it was moving around on the surface and every now and then dived down to eat one of the small insects that were moving around on the bottom. I think it might be a dragon fly emerging or maybe a darter DSCF6842 by Helen Skelton, on Flickr On a bush near the burn this emerged and stayed for ages in the sunshine, presumably drying out. With it's gold patches on the head and a bit of gold showing down the body i thought maybe a gold ringed Dragon fly? I would appreciate a bit of help with these two please DSCF6849 by Helen Skelton, on Flickr
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Post by Tringa on May 7, 2020 10:36:12 GMT
I can't identify the dragonfly but the first one is a water boatman.
Dave
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Post by aeshna5 on May 7, 2020 16:52:47 GMT
Not a Golden-ringed Dragonfly which is a much longer insect with obvious bright yellow & black bands along the abdomen. This is a Four-spotted Chaser. By co-incidence saw my first ones this afternoon- 5 newly emerged individuals.
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Post by NellyDee on May 8, 2020 12:21:17 GMT
Not a Water Boatman Dave. This is much bigger. We do have lots of Water Boatman. This one much bigger which is why it caught our attention. Thin it is a Lavae emerging. thanks aeshna5 I was wondering if it was a Four-spotted Chaser, I was also wondering if my first photo was another about to emerge.
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Post by Tringa on May 9, 2020 10:43:15 GMT
I'm intrigued now, I wonder what it is.
Dave
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Post by aeshna5 on May 9, 2020 15:44:46 GMT
I'm intrigued now, I wonder what it is. Dave I agree it is a type of Water Boatman. There are different species & the immatures are nymphs so would look like miniatures of the adult. These ones are also known as "backswimmers". I'm not aware of any other bugs that habitually do this.
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