Damsels & Dragons
No more fainting damsels
in gloomy, stone-walled castles;
no more lurking dragons
in medieval forests waiting;
but every junior entomologist
knows his local damsels and his dragons.
in gloomy, stone-walled castles;
no more lurking dragons
in medieval forests waiting;
but every junior entomologist
knows his local damsels and his dragons.
Newly emerged Four-Spotted Chaser, Libellula quadrimaculata. Jinonice Prague
White-legged Damselfly, Platycnemis pennipes. Male Vsenory, Czech Republic
Wing detail: Common Clubtail, Gomphus vulgatissimus, Srbsko,Czech Repubic
Four-spotted Chaser wings, Libellula quadrimaculata. Jinonice Prague
Blacktail Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum female. Jinonice, Prague
Male Azure Damselfly coenagrion puella Jinonice, Prague
Brilliant Emerald, Somatochlora metallica. Jinonice, Prague
Four-spotted Chaser wings, Libellula quadrimaculata.Jinonice, Prague
Common Blue Damselfly, Enallagma cyathigerum. Jinonice, Prague
Ischnura elegans Male Common Bluetail Damselfly. Jinonice, Prague
Banded Demoiselle, Calopteryx splendens. Srbsko, Czech Republic
Northern Damselfly, Coenagrion hastulatum, female. Jinonice, Prague
Blacktail Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum female. Jinonice, Prague
White-legged Damselfly, Platycnemis pennipes. Male Srbsko, Czech Republic
Newly emerged Four-Spotted Chaser libellula quadrimaculata. Jinonice, Prague
Newly emerged Four-Spotted Chaser libellula quadrimaculata, Jinonice, Prague
White-legged Damselfly, Platycnemis pennipes. Male Vsenory, Czech Republic
Newly emerged Four-Spotted Chaser libellula quadrimaculata, Jinonice, Prague