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@alanbrown71.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 4:05 PM

10th Hampshire: after Crockford Stream it was back to Rownhams in pm for 2nd helpings of Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly. This time females were up for posing. 2 pics from them plus a male 'ordinary' Blue-tailed Damselfly & a female Emperor. End of day 2 @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Dragonflies

@alonsoramirez.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 12:37 PM

The Seaside Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax berenice) is the only dragonfly that inhabits only salty environments, like coastal marshes. I found this pair in the marshes of Plum Island.

#Wildlife #Odonata #Dragonflies #BugSky #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #Outdoors #plumisland

@sohkamyung.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 12:33 PM

The male and female Dark-tipped Forest-Skimmer (Cratilla metallica) spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 4 Oct 2026. Always a delight to spot these lovely forest dependent dragonflies.

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Dragonflies #Odonata

A top view of a medium-sized dragonfly perched on a branch. It has a dark blue body, a dark blue tail, with two light blue stripes on the abdomen next to the body. The wings are transparent except for the dark tips. It has reddish eyes. There is a bright yellow stripe running down the back.

A top view of a medium-sized dragonfly perched on a branch. It has a dark blue body, and blue tail. The body is stockier compared to the male. The wings are transparent except for the dark tips. It has reddish eyes. There is a bright yellow stripe running down the back.

@wildlifetoursed.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 5:18 PM

New Thailand wildlife video is ready, our first day on Cheow lan Lake , Khao Sok.
#Thailand, #KhaoSok, #CheowLanLake , #Wildlife, #Nature, #Jungle, #Invertebrates, #Birds, #Mammals , #Dragonflies, #Reptiles , #Amphibians, #Fishes, #Arachnophiles, #Bats
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@backintheyard.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 3:42 PM

Here's a male autumn meadowhawk dragonfly perched on a garden stake in the backyard. #dragonflies #Odonata #insects #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #fall

@mark-walters.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 2:58 PM

Amazing day for seeing late season dragonflies. Easily the highest count for early October. A decade back I would only see 1-2 Common Darter. Today there were easily 100 per km stretch of the canal. Great to see multiple Willow Emerald for the first time too & loads of Migrant Hawker #dragonflies

@jmnphillips.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 11:56 PM

A few weeks ago I would have photographed dozens of dragonflies. Now, I have to work just to get 4 of them. #bugs #dragonflies

@alanbrown71.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 4:12 PM

9th Hampshire: last pics from Crockford Stream - 2 of Golden-ringed Dragonfly & 2 of Keeled Skimmer, all males @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Dragonflies

@heyfriend-1.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 3:38 PM

“ #Frogs, #bats, #spiders, and #dragonflies are more than just creatures we happen to find around our homes and fields. They are part of the natural system that helps keep insect populations in check.

A frog can consume large numbers of insects, bats feed on..”

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“Frogs, bats, spiders, and dragonflies are more than just creatures we happen to find around our homes and fields. They are part of the natural system that helps keep insect populations in check.

A frog can consume large numbers of insects, bats feed on flying insects, and spiders capture countless prey in their webs. Even dragonflies contribute at an earlier stage of their lives: their aquatic nymphs eat mosquito larvae and other small aquatic organisms.

None of this means nature’s predators can eliminate every pest, or that agriculture can simply stop using pesticides. Ecosystems are far more complicated than that. But it does show why indiscriminate chemical use can have consequences beyond the insects we are trying to control.

When pesticides affect beneficial predators and pollinators along with pests, we can end up weakening some of the very organisms that help ecosystems function.

That’s why protecting habitat matters.

Healthy wetlands give amphibians and dragonflies places to reproduce. Native plants provide food and shelter for insects, birds, and other wildlife. Reducing unnecessary chemical use gives beneficial species a better chance to survive and continue doing what they have evolved to do.

Nature already has its own pest-control network.

Sometimes the best thing we can do is protect the habitat that allows that network to keep working.”

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@cardiffnats.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 2:28 PM

We've just had our AGM and an Excellent talk by Linda Nottage who treated us to a wonderful set of pictures and some fascinating information about the plethora of #butterflies #dragonflies #moths and other #insects that she and Rob had seen in their #garden and on trips out across this summer

Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) resting on a cluster of purple verbena flowers at Dyffryn House

speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) on a Nettle stem

Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) dragonfly

@petersketch.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 12:32 PM

A case where "improved" means the drainage has been blocked. #dragonflies

@jancasavant.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 12:01 PM

A male #AutumnMeadowhawk dragonfly glowing in the bright sunlight along a trail at Great Meadows NWR (Concord, MA - 9/14/26) 🤩❤️👀

#insects #dragonflies #bugsky #InsectThursday #ECK #nature #naturephotography #OM-1 #OM60mmMacro #Massachusetts

A male Autumn Meadowhawk dragonfly with dark red eyes, a bright red body with black on the end, yellow legs, and four translucent wings with a reddish bar at the top. The sunlight created white spots on the eyes. The dragonfly was on a bright green leaf, with other green leaves, brown stems, and some brown leaves in the background. Seen at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Conord, Massachusetts.

@jmnphillips.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 1:13 AM

About 90% of the dragonflies I saw a week ago are just plain gone, Columbia, MD #bugs #dragonflies

@alanbrown71.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 6:37 PM

8th Hampshire: Crockford Stream had more to offer including the always stunning Beautiful Demoiselle. 3 pics of males & 1 of a pair @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Dragonflies

@mattdolezal.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 8:30 AM

Dragonflies mating, quite amazing to watch, as they fly through the air in tandem, not so great for the female.
#dragonflies #nature

@alanbrown71.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 7:15 PM

Visited Saltoun Forest today. Pics of 3 male perched Common Hawkers together (only got 2 together previously) and a single from another pond plus a male Black Darter and a record flight shot of male Southern Hawker @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social #Dragonflies #Lothian

@taminf.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 6:32 AM

It's felt like a difficult year for #dragonflies with so many long droughts across Europe. Maybe I've just focused too much on #butterflies. So here to make up is a nicely backlit pair of blue damselflies doing their bit to spread the species.

#macromonday #odonata #photography