A photo of a Scarce Emerald damselfly, perched up. One of the Emerald clan, it spreads its wings at rest. It's why it's also known as a Spreadwing.
Scarce Emerald damselfly Lestes dryas, from the family Lestidae. HMWT Balls Wood has a small colony.
#ScarceEmerald #Damselfly #Odonata #Riverlife #UKWildlife
Odonata has won again, but not by much! Do you think they'll make it to the top??
#entomologicalsocietyontario #greatontariobugoff #odonata #damselfly #dragonfly
Head of Southern Hawker dragonfly poking out from behind a leaf
Southern Hawker #dragonfly playing hide-and-seek at Gwent WT Magor Marsh (July 2024). Looking forward to their re-emergence later this year. #dragonflies #odonata #ukwildlife #insectphotography @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
A small, slender damselfly perched on the edge of a leaf. It has a black body and tail with transparent wings. The body has bright blue stripes, with a blue band running between the eyes.
Collared Threadtail (Prodasineura collaris) spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 13 April 2025. A small, uncommon, damselfly, but can usually be spotted at that park.
On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].
#iNaturalist #SIngapore #Insects #Damselflies #Odonata
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There's a video on the @britishdragonflies.bsky.social YouTube channel showing how rapidly Willow Emerald spread across the UK from 2006 to 2023. Once it got here it found the UK very much to its liking. #libellente #houtpantserjuffer #odonata #invertebrates
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About to disappear into the @britishdragonflies.bsky.social spring online meeting for most of the day. Yay! #odonata
Voor het eerst een hit voor #libellente! #bosbeekjuffer
#Calopteryxvirgo #Calopteryx #demoiselle #dragonflyphotography #demoiselles #insectphotography #insectlovers #damselfly #bugslife #Odonata #Libelle #nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #ThePhotoHour #WildlifePhotography @libellenjan.bsky.social
Did you see the emerging Emperors on Wild London? Hear from the man who raised them. Join us at our Spring Meeting online on Saturday 21 March and learn about the weird world dragonfly larvae from dragonfly experts Jon Van-Gowler and Mark Webb. bit.ly/4bbXBgn #odonata #wildlife #uknature
Picture of a medium-sized dragonfly resting on a piece of dry grass. The dragonfly has black and yellow markings along its abdomen, translucent wings, and reddish, black eyes
Archaeosynthemis leachii - Twinspot Tigertail
A dragonfly endemic to Western Australia. The Twinspot Tigertail is most likely found near streams and swampy areas.
#ausinverts #wildoz #Odonata #inaturalist #nature
Thanks to wet spring on Fuerteventura, a running stream in Barranco de Las Penitas. We came across this male Epaulet Skimmer, Orthetrum chryostigma. Confused for a while due to golden immature mid-abdominal segments - not illustrated in various guides cf. a typical more mature male nearby #odonata
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Another great dragonfly monitoring workshop this past weekend with the amazing @phrelanzer.bsky.social! We also got a fascinating lecture on the Rubyspot genus Hetaerina by @cnanderson.bsky.social, which was a real treat. I can't wait to get out on the prairie
#NachusaGrasslands #Prairie #Odonata
A large brown dragonfly, with transparent wings, clinging to a lavender plant. The sides of the abdomen have regular patches of yellow at each segment. This image shows a side view of the dragonfly.
This image shows a top view of the same dragonfly.
Gray's Dragonfly (Hemicordulia grayi) spotted at the Wanaka Lavender Farm, New Zealand on 31 Dec 2025. It is a large and striking dragonfly endemic to New Zealand.
On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #NewZealand #Dragonflied #Odonata
Dragonfly with one wing largely missing. Libelle, Viervlek, die een vleugel mist. Libellula quadrimaculata.
#libellente dag 2. Een gehavende Viervlek, mei 2025. @libellenjan.bsky.social kan een libelle in deze staat overleven? #odonata
Watersnuffel, een juffer uit de Odonata familie. A damselfly from the Odonata family.
Eerste dag #libellente, ik ben nog net op tijd om mee te doen :-) Deze #watersnuffel fotografeerde ik vorig jaar op Den Treek; niet lang daarna werd het gebied gesloten ivm wolf Bram. #odonata #damselfly
Usually a very skittish species, this trusting blue-tailed #damselfly (Ischnura elegans) waited patiently while I took the shots for this stacked portrait.
Hamiltonhill Claypits LNR in #Glasgow, June '25.
#bugs #macro #odonata #photography #macrophotography #wildlife #ukwildlife
A photo of a Willow Emerald damselfly face on, attempting to hide behind a plant stem. It's a recent colonist in the UK. From 2009 onwards, it experienced a population boom, centred in East Anglia. By 2024, it had spread to much of eastern England.
Willow Emerald damselfly Chalcolestes viridis, from the family Lestidae. I found this beauty along my local river a few years ago. They've proliferated since then...
#WillowEmerald #Damselfly #Odonata #Riverlife
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#dragonflies #damselflies #insects #Odonata #entomology
For #ValentinesDay here are a pair of mating Common Hawkers (Aeshna juncea) in Saltoun Big Wood, East Lothian, Scotland. #Dragonfly #Bugsky #UKWildlife #Odonata #Photography #Nikon
For #ValentinesDay here are a pair of mating Common Hawkers (Aeshna juncea) in Saltoun Big Wood, East Lothian, Scotland. #Dragonfly #Bugsky #UKWildlife #Odonata #Photography #Nikon
A Dragonfly (Thecagaster charpentieri) (Morton, 1916) Gevas, Turkey
In the family Cordulegastridae
It is found in Eastern Anatolia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Iraq
It is one of the largest dragonflies in the region
#dragonflies #Turkey #odonata #Thecagastercharpentieri
Book “Insectopolis” next to a dragonfly mug full of coffee, topped with whipped cream, raspberries, a candy heart, and red and pink sprinkles.
Happy Whipped Cream Wednesday! An amazing look at 400 million years of insect natural history in nonfiction comic form. Pair this fun but sometimes dark read with a coffee topped with Valentine goodies, and spread some love around this week. #insects #odonata #comics #books #nature @wwnorton.com
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A photo of the head and forebody of a black and yellow dragonfly resting on a grape vine. The dragonfly has large eyes that are brilliant crimson in the front and gray with a black stripe in the back. Its thorax is black with yellow stripes, and it's transparent net-like wings are extended towards the bottom of the frame.
Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis
June 2021
#MemoriesOfWarmerDays
#MacroPhotography
#Insects
#Invertebrates
#Odonata
#Dragonflies
View into deciduous woodland in springtime, with waterlogged ground, a sprinkling of fresh green leaf shoots and a wisp of white tree blossom in the background.
Stuck indoors with a rotten cold, but happily looking ahead and planning this years' field-trips. Looking forward to paying a return visit to Newdigate Brickworks for dragonflies and a myriad of 6-legged critters. #Worldwetlandsday #Surrey #Odonata #Entomology #Biodiversity
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A photo of a Common Winter damselfly, perched up. Only two records of this species have been recorded in the UK. They can be found all year round as they overwinter as an adult.
Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca, from the family Lestidae. Seen whilst on a visit to France some years back.
#WinterDamselfly #Damselfly #Odonata
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