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Animals Index All photographs on these pages are the property of the photographer Brian Tuohey. They may not be re-published in any form without written permission, but may be downloaded for personal use. Requests for commercial or charitable use of these or any other photographs will be considered. Please do not link directly to pictures, but links to page s are welcome. |
Dragonflies and Mini-beasts Dragons & Damsels | Spider | Fungus Gnat On this page is a collection of photos of dragonflies, damselflies and other small creatures. Dragons and Damsels Risley Moss, Birchwood, August 2008 The photos here were taken during an organised walk through the woodland and mossland at Risley Moss on a day that was said to be poor for dragonflies and damselflies, because it was overcast and drizzly. We didn't see any of the larger hawker dragonflies during the walk, but we were fortunate to come across a darter that had just emerged from its larva. Here is a small selection.
We returned the next weekend when the weather was much warmer and sunnier: There were a lot more dragonflies about and they were a lot more active. All of the dragonflies below are types of darter.
Risley Moss, Birchwood, September 2008 The dragonflies were still very active in September. These photos are all of the same darter dragonfly that we noticed on top of a direction sign near the Visitor Centre. It had landed there to eat an insect that it had just caught. The photos above (August) were all taken with a DSLR camera. The photos below were all taken on the super-macro setting using a quality compact camera.
Llangefni, August 2007 These photos were taken during a walk through The Dingle (Nant-y-Pandy) in Llangefni, Anglesey in August 2007. I captured images of 2 different species of dragonfly. From looking at a reference book, I'd say that the first four photos are of a male Common Darter.
During the same visit, I was also able to capture images of a this dragonfly which I've identified as a female Migrant Hawker.
Damselflies There are several ways to tell dragonflies from damselflies. The simplest way to tell a dragonfly from a damselfly is to look at the position of the wings when they are at rest. Dragonflies normally have their wings at right angles to their body, whilst damselflies usually hold theirs in line. Also the eyes of dragonflies are often larger and meet at the top of the head, whereas those of damselflies are separated and at the side of the head. Here are some earlier pictures of damselflies that I took with older cameras.
Garden Spider These pictures are of a small female garden spider, only about 5mm long that I found in the shed whilst we were doing some gardening in the heat of the July 2006 sun. It can be identified by the white spots on its back in the shape of a cross. The photographs were taken hand-held with the camera lens only 1-2cm away from the subject, making full use of the super-macro facility.
Fungus Gnat At first I mistook this creature for a mosquito until I was told that it was a fungus gnat. Fungus gnats are very slightly smaller than mosquitoes. When I did a search for images of fungus gnats on the net, none of them looked exactly like this specimen, but there are many different species of them. Fungus gnats apparently do not bite, but they can be a nuisance to gardeners as their larvae can damage plants.
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