Another one of my favourite insects. When I was doing my fieldwork in Slovakia for my Master's degree, I used to have damselflies come and settle on the windowledge of my room. They used to sit for hours just looking in with their slightly boss-eyes. I used to feel sorry for them, I mean, they don't live forever yet they wanted to spend their time watching me type up my thesis. Love 'em!

Damselflies belong to the same family as dragonflies but a separate sub-order. They are more slender and rest with their wings up.

This one is handcrafted in sterling silver with a little blob of 9k gold for the "nose" (sounds cuter than jaws!). It has 3mm faceted sapphires for its eyes. The best bit however, is that its wings are hinged and can be moved (carefully) up and down! Measures 5cm x 7cm and comes attached to its own grass stalk and suspended from a 54cm black silk cord with hand crafted hook closure. Beauty!!

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