Large red damselfly

Its babies, called larvae, live under water for two whole years before they become flying damselflies.

When the mother lays eggs, she dips only the end of her tail into the water while the father stays with her.

Young adults have yellow stripes on their backs that turn red as they grow older.

It looks a lot like the small red damselfly, but you can tell them apart by the legs: black legs mean large red.

Females come in three colour types, from mostly black to mostly red.