First damselfly this year: the common winter damselfly

The first damselfly I have seen this year in The Netherlands: a common winter damselfly (Sympecma fusca). These damselflies spend the winter as an adult and come out in spring with the first sun.


Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO125, f8, 1/160s


Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO160, f8, 1/160s

You can sometimes find these in winter with hoar frost all over, but they seem to survive the cold fairly easily. They need warmth to become active again, though.

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