Betta132 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I have no idea what these are actually called, or if they even have a common name, but here's some cool damselflies. They were perched at the top of a 20ft wall over a river, and there were probably at least 12 switching out between sitting on the plant and flying. They were surprisingly bold- didn't care about me putting my phone 6 inches from their faces. I could probably have caught them by hand if I'd tried. Not shown: the series of 10 photos taken from increasingly short distances because I had no idea how close I could get to them without scaring them away. Turns out, very close, but I've had damselflies spook from 7 feet away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Those are American Rubyspots, Hataerina americana. They're a close relative of those gorgeous Ebony Jewelwings that flutter around forest streams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Agreed with American rubyspot. Good find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta132 Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Ah, cool! Thank you! These guys were just downstream of a waterfall over a dam. I wonder if they just happened to like the wall, or if the waterfall was to their liking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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