Blood-wing damselflies

Betta132

Sixth Instar




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. 

 
Those are American Rubyspots, Hataerina americana. They're a close relative of those gorgeous Ebony Jewelwings that flutter around forest streams. 

 
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? 

 
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