One of the benefits of well managed ponds was in evidence last week next to Westhorpe Hall as I sat and watched at least 20 Common Darters flying in the bright sunshine, just above the water. It was also especially pleasing to see the process of egg laying at regular intervals. Eggs are not actually laid, but broadcast from the air. The male holds the female and swings around over the water. At the closest point to the water, the female releases some of her eggs to fall into the water from the tip of her abdomen. The eggs will hatch within a few weeks or if laid late in the season will emerge the following year.
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