9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
New Zealand damselflies mating. Still, warm day in summer. Second photo submitted shows female laying eggs in surface film of pond (ovipositing).

New Zealand damselflies mating. Still, warm day in summer. Second photo submitted shows female laying eggs in surface film of pond (ovipositing).

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2011
Date Uploaded: 05.2011
Photo Location: New Zealand
Camera: NIKON D90
Copyright: © Rita TEELE