Isle of Wight Dragons: As Blue as the Sky.

Thursday, 7 August 2014

As Blue as the Sky.

A visit to my local pond at Clamerkin NT on another hot and sunny afternoon and although there did not seem to be much dragonfly activity I was treated to a number of male Common Blue Damselflies.A colourful and beautiful damselfly.

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Golden-ringed Dragonfly

This is our largest UK dragonfly and seems to be widespread on the Isle of Wight.It is readily found along suitable streams and small rivers.

The male has a swollen abdomen at the tip while the female can be identified by a long and pointed ovipositor which is used to jab repeatedly down into the bed of shallow water to lay its eggs.

The larval stage can last up to five years as the larvae will spend their time buried at the bottom of the watercourse,with eyes only protruding,waiting to grab passing prey.