damselfly
Dragonfly's delicate cousin
A damselfly is a slender flying insect related to dragonflies but smaller and more delicate, with wings that fold back along the body at rest rather than extending outward.
Damselflies are often seen near ponds and streams, where their larvae develop in the water.
The name echoes the old sense of damsel as something dainty or graceful.
Small pale wildflower
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- demoiselleSmall gray-blue crane
- forktailBird with bifurcated tail
- spriteTiny magical creature
Nature spirit or larva
- naiadFreshwater spirit of myth
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- instarArthropod developmental stage
molt · predator · carnivore · hatchling · invertebrate · arthropod · oviposition · territorial
Limbs for flight
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- compound eyesMulti-lensed visual organs
tarsus · ovipositor · mandible · exoskeleton · pterostigma · venation · head · legs
Small still body
- streamSteady continuous flow
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
riparian · aquatic · gills · bioindicator · larvae · emergence · vegetation · reeds
bluet
Small pale wildflower
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- demoiselleSmall gray-blue crane
- forktailBird with bifurcated tail
nymph
Nature spirit or larva
- naiadFreshwater spirit of myth
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
instar · molt · predator · carnivore · hatchling · invertebrate · arthropod · oviposition · territorial · perching
wings
Limbs for flight
compound eyes · tarsus · ovipositor · mandible · exoskeleton · pterostigma · venation · head · legs · setae
pond
Small still body
habitat · riparian · aquatic · gills · bioindicator · larvae · emergence · vegetation · reeds · water lily
iridescent
Showing shifting spectral colors
ethereal · metallic · blue · emerald · azure · ebony · ruby · shimmering · translucent · elongated
hover
Remain suspended midair
glide · darting · aerial · agile · patrol · territorial · hunting · hawking · skimming
- Odonatesdarner, skimmer, bluet, dancer, cruiser
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- bugsbeetle, cricket, bug, firefly, cockroach
- colorful insectsbutterfly, monarch butterfly, ladybug, jewel beetle, swallowtail
- freshwater lifecatfish, trout, bass, salmon, frog