Clay Bolt Nature Photography

Little Blue Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax minuscula), emerging

Damselflies often emerge from the water under the cover of darkness to break free of their nymph form. This individual was photographed in early morning in a stream fed pond in Upstate, South Carolina. Little Blue Dragonlets prefer marshes, ponds, lakes and slow rivers.

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Damselflies often emerge from the water under the cover of darkness to break free of their nymph form. This individual was photographed in early morning in a stream fed pond in Upstate, South Carolina. Little Blue Dragonlets prefer marshes, ponds, lakes and slow rivers.