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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 52 No. 52 |

Common Winter Damselfly
Common Winter Damselfly (Sympecma fusca) – species of suborder “Damselflies“

Sympecma fusca, the common winter damselfly, is a damselfly a member of the Lestidae and related to the emeralds or spreadwings....

Ancestry Graph

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Explained as easy as pie — How insects communicate with their environment“ Insects communicate in various ways, including pheromones, sounds, and visual signals, to interact with each other and survive.

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Explained as easy as pie — How insects communicate with their environment

„Common Winter Damselfly“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily