Mutter
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Morning all
On Sunday I was really pleased to see a Southern hawker near my small pond. I often get damselflies but not dragonflies.
I'm assuming it was a female and also assume she was laying eggs. She was on her own with no male around, I'm assuming this is this the right id for the behaviour of a Southern Hawker ?
My quandry is that she was laying eggs in the compost of a large pot that I had just potted a New Zealand Flax into. It's coincidental that I had left the pot by the pond prior to moving it to the front of the house.
I suppose what I'm trying to find out is that if i leave the pot by the pond for a couple of weeks will the larvae hatch and find their way into the pond or will they perish in the pot plant not able to find water? Should I skim the top inch of the soil and put it closer to the pond somehow?
I have some excellent macro shots of her too - I'll try post them soon.
Any advice welcome?
Thanks
andy
On Sunday I was really pleased to see a Southern hawker near my small pond. I often get damselflies but not dragonflies.
I'm assuming it was a female and also assume she was laying eggs. She was on her own with no male around, I'm assuming this is this the right id for the behaviour of a Southern Hawker ?
My quandry is that she was laying eggs in the compost of a large pot that I had just potted a New Zealand Flax into. It's coincidental that I had left the pot by the pond prior to moving it to the front of the house.
I suppose what I'm trying to find out is that if i leave the pot by the pond for a couple of weeks will the larvae hatch and find their way into the pond or will they perish in the pot plant not able to find water? Should I skim the top inch of the soil and put it closer to the pond somehow?
I have some excellent macro shots of her too - I'll try post them soon.
Any advice welcome?
Thanks
andy
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