Sprite (soft drink) Sprite (soft drink) Sprite is a colorless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavored soft drink created by The Coca-Cola Company. It was first developed in West Germany in 1959 as Fanta Klare Zitrone (“Clear Lemon Fanta”) and was introduced in the United States under the current brand name Sprite in 1961 as a competitor to 7 Up. Bottles of Sprite are usually transparent green in color, with a green and yellow label, whereas cans are colored silver, green, and blue, and aluminum bottles have a solid lime green color. Sprite advertising often makes use of the portmanteau word "lymon", a combination of
Sedge sprite The sedge sprite feeds on junk. This damselfly flight pattern is low, in and out of vegetation away from open water. The sedge sprite is a rather small damselfly in size. It has an average length of 1-1.5 inches (25-38 millimeters). The sedge sprite is usually found along vernal pools, marshes and grassy ponds. The sedge sprite is most active through mid May to early September. This species of damselfly has relatively narrow wings that are held above the abdomen when at rest. It will perch on many emergent plants. Sedge sprites are similar to sphagnum sprites and southern sprites.