Common Blue Damselfly

The picture below is of 2 Common Blue Damselflies mating. It really is quite funny to see 2 mating Damselflies fly away together, still attached to each other, when scared. Adult Dragonflies and Damselflies eat other flying insects, particularly Midges and Mosquitoes. They also eat Mayflies, Butterflies, Moths, Bees, bugs and smaller Dragonflies and one Asian species even feeds on Spiders from their webs. Blue Damselflies live for only  few weeks once fully grown, especially as they spend most of their life underwater. Look out for Damselflies mating in May/June.

Photo by Clive Sidney