Mating pair of Blue Sprite damselflies

“Mating pair of Blue Sprite (Pseudagrion microcephalum”) at MacRitchie Reservoir.

“In the first picture (above) the female deposits the eggs under water, normally how it is done, however in the second picture (below) she was a little more ambitious trying to lay her eggs a little more deeper into the water thus almost submerging her whole self.

“While the male is desperately holding on to her by the neck in an effort to not to lose her…”

KC Tsang
Singapore
29th August 2016