Dragon or damsel? What’s in a name?

I know dragonflies are carnivorous but the name “damselfly” sounds too delicate for that.  Not so.

This damselfly in Newfoundland is eating a mayfly for lunch. 

The mayfly — not the damsel — is in distress.

Thanks to David Trently for showing us this wonder of nature and Bill Anderson for photographing it. 

(photo by Bill Anderson)