damsel, dragon

[Dryrod]

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[font "Garamond"][#005000][size 4]As a youngster my friends & I called them darning needles. What did you call them? Have you tied any dragon or damsel patterns?
Dragonflies are similar to damselflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from, and perpendicular to, the body when at rest. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, and an elongated body.[/size][/#005000][/font]
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[Scruffy_Fly]

I have never tried to tie one.

Dragon flies can get quite large such as this one that stayed stationary on a girls arm long enough for me to take a couple of pictures. This was at an outdoor fly tying demonstration.

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[flygoddess]

There is big Black and White ones on the River I have been fishing. Never thought of taking a picture of them. Come to think of it, I didn't see them today, maybe that is why the CARP HEX fly wasn't working as well.
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[macfly55]

I saw a lot of the blue and black ones while on vacation.. from what you say I am guessing it was a damsel fly??

MacFly [cool]
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