Coromandel Marsh Dart Ceriagrion coromandelianum

These delicate damselflies are slimmer cousins of true dragonflies, with brilliant yellow coloring in males that serves as both a mating signal and territorial threat. Don't let their fragile appearance fool you—their aquatic nymphs are fierce ambush hunters with lightning-fast reflexes.

Damselfly nymphs lurk in marsh vegetation for months, striking at anything edible that dares swim past. The adults continue this predatory lifestyle, snapping up tiny insects in their delicate jaws.