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a female flat-bellied dragonfly (Libellula depressa) perches on a withered branch. In the background a green meadow. There is a lot of space for text. The dragonfly is photographed from above

Female ruddy darter resting on reed grass.

Dragonfly an efficient hunter on fruit tree

Take at dawn in a closeup of a dragonfly.

Dragon-fly, view from above, blue - black, big, sitting on a rock, wings spreaded out, USA, Kenai Peninsula

The most common of hawker dragonflies and can be seen in good numbers when emerged and on the wing into late autumn

Small insect on the ears of barley, selective focus

Mantis is a type of mantis originating from the island of Borneo. It has a unique body shape and is colored like dried leaves to disguise itself for prey.

$Tot 33-37mm, Ab 23-25mm, Hw 29-32mm.\nLarge, broad, club-tailed species, Males often perch on lilypads. They are dark, marked with white highlights on the face, waist and at the tips of the wings and abdomen. This makes identification through binoculars easy.\nBehavior:\nBoth sexes fly actively over open water, frequently resting on floating vegetation (Nuphar, Nymphaea, Potamogeton), where mating may also take place. Male often raises clubbed tail.\nOccurrence:\nOccurrence is scattered and populations are normally rather small. May be abundant locally.\nHabitat:\nPools and lakes with moderate nutrient levels and rich aquatic vegetation.\nFlight Season: \nMid May to early August; most abundant in June.\n\nThis Picture is made in the Wieden (Overijssel, the Netherlands) in mid June of 2021.$

A male migrant hawker hanging from a bramble in the English countryside.

Common darter dragonfly sits on the twig of thorny dry branch in nature. Image shot in the mid of July, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Close-up of a leprous milkweed locust in the wild in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

A dragonfly spreads its wings, waiting for the sun to dry the dew from its wings.

Natural closeup on a common bluetail damselfly, Ischnura elegans sitting on a green leaf

The Black-tailed Skimmer is a narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen flying low over the bare gravel and mud around flooded gravel pits and reservoirs.

Sagittaria trifolia (Threeleaf arrowhead) flowers. Alismataceae perennial water plants. It grows naturally in rice paddies and wetlands, and its three-petaled white flowers bloom in autumn.

$Tot: 45-50mm, Ab 30-37mm, Hw 33-38mm.\nIdentification:\nVery similar to O. cancellatum, with which it is found especially in the south-east, and as far west as France. However, it is sleeker, paler and more contrasting. Named for the contrasting white appendages of both sexes.\nBehavior:\nLike O. cancellatum, male often sits on open ground near the water, making very fast, low flights over the water.\nOccurrence:\nDistribution is patchy, but the species is generally not uncommon, stretching to China and Japan.\nHabitat: Open Ponds and Lakes.\nFlight Season: From the end of May to mid-September.\n\nThis nice Skimmer is photographed during a Vacation in France in May 1990. Scanned from a slide.$

Detailed macro photo of a Tettigoniidae (or katydid), showing its vibrant green color and intricate body pattern. Wulai, Taiwan.

A closeup selective focus shot of a honey bee standing on a green plant

The Ruddy Darter is slightly smaller than the Common Darter with a 'waisted' abdomen and club-shaped tip. Males are bright red. Females are very similar to female Common Darters but have all black legs.

Macro Photography. Closeup photo of Blue fly or Calliphora vomitoria or commonly called the orange-bearded blue bottle fly above a red flower in Bandung city - Indonesia

Macro in selective focus of beautiful and colorful multi colored dragonfly insect, orange, yellow, and slightly green. One small animal resting on dried bamboo stick in summer under sunlight. This picture was taken in Ain, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region in France. This species is smaller than the common Darter or Red-veined Darter. She is pale orange to the basal of the wings. The eyes are red bright brown above and yellow below.

$Tot 35-40mm, Ab 26-33mm, Hw 20-25mm.\nOften occurs with L. sponsa, with which is easily confused. Typically occurs in lower numbers, but can be more abundant in sites that are only seasonally wet.\nOccurrence:\nRange similar to L. sponsa, but relatively more common southward Europe and typically more localized and less numerous than that species in most of its northern range. Our only Lestes that also occurs in North America.\nHabitat:\nA wide variety of still waters, which typically dry out in the course of summer or have shallow borders providing warm micro-habitats for the larvae. Sites usually have dense growths of rushes or sedges, e.g. dune lakes, reedy shallows, small meadow ponds or edges of bogs.\nFlight Season:\nThe earliest Lestes in most areas, emerging from late May in northern Europe, most abundant in July and August, with the last record in October.\n\nThis is a less common Lestes species, than L sponsa in the Netherlands.$

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