Dragonfly Larvae

[Bouncytigger]

I was doing a bit of blanketweed removal this morning one does neally every other day this time of year.... well in my ponds anyway

and i found a dragonfly larvae MY FIRST amongst the green mass so i quickly
put that bit of weed it was attached to back in the pond near to my iris which i only planted yesterday.

did a bit of homework on it and it could well be the larvae of a broad-bodied chaser that i saw a few weeks back.

Have to wait and see but some larvae can live in the pond for up to three years i later read!

[djackso]

Good for you - very exciting - I know 'cos I just found one of my own. ID is too difficult for me - I can't get my head around the nymphs, and can't find enough info, so I'll just wait and see.

[Ida]

How exciting! I've only had my pond for about a year, and I haven't seen any larvae yet. But there are Emperor dragonflies in my area. So, fingers crossed...

[Bouncytigger]

Originally Posted by djackso

Good for you - very exciting - I know 'cos I just found one of my own. ID is too difficult for me - I can't get my head around the nymphs, and can't find enough info, so I'll just wait and see.

well...

I bought a brilliant little book a while back online

A sort of and A-Z of still water aquatic creatures its so useful to someone like me that 18 months ago knew nothing!! lol

So between that book and Googling around worked out what it might be

i tried to get a pic but it had burrowed down a bit further out of sight

bet i miss it when it finally does emerge

[Bouncytigger]

Originally Posted by Ida

How exciting! I've only had my pond for about a year, and I haven't seen any larvae yet. But there are Emperor dragonflies in my area. So, fingers crossed...

It dosn't take long as my ponds are only 12 -18 months old so i was over the moon!

You could see its large compound eyes so well even in the larvae stage
so fantastical!!

[Ida]

Hooray! Shouldn't have too long to wait then.

What was the name of that book, BTW?

[Bouncytigger]

Originally Posted by Ida

Hooray! Shouldn't have too long to wait then.

What was the name of that book, BTW?

It's the OXFORD NATURAL HISTORY POCKET GUIDE TO SMALL FRESHWATER CREATURES

I got it on amazon last summer
it leaves no stone unturned literally!

[Ida]

Cheers, Bouncytigger - sounds like my kind of book!

[Bouncytigger]

Originally Posted by Ida

Cheers, Bouncytigger - sounds like my kind of book!

A word of WARNING!!

The Illustrations are so lifelike you won't want to read it when your eating your tea out on the lawn!

[ron1863]

Originally Posted by djackso

Good for you - very exciting - I know 'cos I just found one of my own. ID is too difficult for me - I can't get my head around the nymphs, and can't find enough info, so I'll just wait and see.

Hi, check this site, it has shots of adults, nymph species etc. It may help you, it does for me.

British Dragonfly Society - UK Species

[Bouncytigger]

Originally Posted by ron1863

Hi, check this site, it has shots of adults, nymph species etc. It may help you, it does for me.

British Dragonfly Society - UK Species

OOOh Ta Mutchley for that Ron

Tis really helpful

I've just added to to MY FAVOURITES!

[Kayleigh]

Hi bouncy
it could have come in on one of the plants, that's where a lot of my dragonfly nymphs came from.

Cheers for the link Ron, Added to favourites

[Bouncytigger]

To Right Kayleigh

I didn't even give that a thought

I'm hoping my two Acorus Calamus will arrive today so i wonder what
Splendiferous waterlife might be living in their leaves and root systems??

Have to wait and see

[galanthus]

Originally Posted by ron1863

Hi, check this site, it has shots of adults, nymph species etc. It may help you, it does for me.

British Dragonfly Society - UK Species

Great link Ron, thanx for that