If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

What are these little blue flying insects?

Options

19-05-2024 12:55pm

#1

pureza

Registered Users Posts: 1,349 ✭✭✭

Join Date: September 2023

Posts: 1334

In a pond in Arklow

0

Comments

Options
#2 19-05-2024 12:57pm
Bogwoppit

Registered Users Posts: 2,710 ✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2013

Posts: 2650

Damselfly

0
Options
#3 19-05-2024 1:57pm
looksee

Registered Users Posts: 28,434 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: August 2006

Posts: 26749

Dragonflies, lovely!
Correction, the pic isn't clear enough to be sure, if they are small they are more likely to be damselflies, but its hard to say in the pic.

1
Options
#4 19-05-2024 2:36pm
Cluedo Monopoly

Registered Users Posts: 9,271 ✭✭✭

Join Date: October 2020

Posts: 9210

They like riding.

What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?

0
Options
#5 19-05-2024 4:31pm
pureza

Registered Users Posts: 1,349 ✭✭✭

Join Date: September 2023

Posts: 1334

They're quite small but not tiny,not fly sized
Much bigger than a fly
When flying,they become like a small bit of a blue blade of grass
There are loads of them

0
Options
#6 19-05-2024 4:39pm
cnocbui

Registered Users Posts: 20,049 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2009

Posts: 19939

Sitting on sphagnum moss.

1
Advertisement
Options
#7 19-05-2024 5:55pm
looksee

Registered Users Posts: 28,434 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: August 2006

Posts: 26749

Oh yes, they are damsel flies.

1