Here's an interesting photo to share...
Caught this pair of Ischnura senegalensis in the act recently.
Initially, I couldn't figure out what it was exactly that was going on as the first thing I noticed was the three sets of wings, meaning three damselflies. Yet I could see the wheel position very clearly so what is that third damselfly doing?
Have a closer look here...
Seems like the female damselfly caught her food while within the male territory but before she could finish devouring her meal, the male damselfly caught up with her. So here is the pair of them in wheel position with her half-eaten prey sticking out her mandibles!
And, yes, apart from mosquitoes and other flying insects, they do eat their own kind too. It looks like this female Ischnura senegalensis had caught an Agriocnemis femina for lunch! Or maybe it is an immature damselfly of the same species?
I can't decide... is this funny or what?
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