Showing posts with label American Rubyspot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Rubyspot. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

The American Rubyspot



Olentangy Week-  Over the next week, I'll be presenting images from my most recent trip to my old stomping grounds, the Olentangy River at Kenney Park while I'm away at Yellowstone National Park.

This damselfy is one of my favorites- and you should be able to see it  quite easily if you live near one of Central Ohio's rivers and beyond.  The males are a beautiful red, while the females are green and gold.  These damselflies fly across the river and land on adjacent vegetation (like this water willow leaf) and also rocks in the middle of the stream.  The adults don't stray far from the river.

Tom

Tomorrow:  The Stream Bluet.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Last Stand for the American Rubyspot

Temperatures have been up, and a few damselflies are still holding on down at the Olentangy. The stream bluets and dancers have disappeared, but I saw one female and this rather calm male this evening.

According to the Ohio Odonata website, an American rubyspot has never been documented in November. Will our warm weather hold out?

 
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