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| Erythromma najas (tandem) | |
| English name: | Red-eyed Damselfly |
| Dutch name: | Grote roodoogjuffer |
| Photo taken in the Goudse Hout near
Gouda (NL), September 1998 |
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Note: When ovipositing, the female of Erythromma najas descends in the water, following a water plant downwards. She disappears below the surface completely and stays there for minutes. The male keeps holding her and pulls her back out of the water when she's done ovipositing.
© 2005 by Antoine van der Heijden