Odonata: Coenagrionidae

Pseudagrion microcephalum  

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)
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© Vik Dunis 2014
Mareeba, QLD (Sep, 2014)

The male and female here have mated already.

Now the male is holding onto the female making sure that she doesn't get re-fertilised by another male before she lays her eggs.

Par for the course for a damselfly perhaps, but laying eggs under water while your partner is doing a balancing act on your neck is possibly not the easiest way to reproduce.

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)

Blue Riverdamsel

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)

A Double Act

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)

Female Blue Riverdamsel

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)

Male Blue Riverdamsel

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)

Male Blue Riverdamsel

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)

Female Blue Riverdamsel

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)

Female Blue Riverdamsel

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)

Blue Riverdamsel Egg-laying.

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)

A Pair of Blue Riverdamsels "in cop"

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)

Male Blue Riverdamsel Feeding

Blue Riverdamsel (Pseudagrion microcephalum)

Male Blue Riverdamsel Buzzing a Gold-fronted