"Iced Dragonfly"
8 x 8 x 1 1/2 Oil on Canvas
$125
Well I hope you have been enjoying the growth and mating lessons on dragonflies! After all of the excitement of mating is complete, the female still needs to lay her eggs which go into or near the water and thus begins the next life cycle of dragonflies here on earth...
Some females cut little slits in stems of leaves or water plants and lay the eggs there. Others insert them below the water line and still others place the eggs near moss, rotted wood, tree branches, or damp soil / mud. Still more simply drop the eggs into the water while flying. Remember all dragonflies start out as nymphs and therefore begin their life in the water...
Males sometimes accompany the females while she lays her eggs. As a sort of protection from predators...After that the relationship may be over......
I know, sad isn't it?
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