Backyard and Beyond

An emergent damselfly next to the husk of its former, aquatic life stage. When they first emerge as their adult, flying form, they don’t have much color. Their wings unfurl and harden off, like their new exoskeleton. They can’t fly immediately.When they can fly, they will sometimes take shelter in trees, bushes, etc., to finish up. The wings are milky at first, make them look a bit like craneflies in flight. More exuviae. This all happen to be from dragonflies, not damselflies.These all seem to have a good grip, but they are very insubstantial. They’ll blow out of your hand at the hint of a breeze.