Caption

Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) male damselfly drowning in stream because surface tension holds its wings in the water

Date

Jun 19, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Philippe Clément

Reference

BRK26C51_477

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.5Mb (1.5Mb) / 14.2in x 9.5in / 4255 x 2835 (300dpi)

Keywords

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