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@dra-gon-flying.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:00 AM

A Dragonfly's Intricate Wings. #dragonfly #Dragonflies

@backintheyard.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:34 PM

I saw another shadow darner dragonfly (Aeshna umbrosa) today! #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography

@ecameron.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 10:55 AM

I love the persistence of these Common Darters, still around despite it being nearly mid-October
#dragonflies

Red Common Darter with shadow on grey stone

@jmnphillips.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 12:37 AM

I never knew Maryland had a red dragonfly, but it turns out that it does: the Autumn Meadowhawk. #bugs #dragonflies

@skyflyer81.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 11:51 PM

Canada Darner (maybe, idk)

Schmeeckle Reserve

#Dragonflies #Wisconsin

@alanbrown71.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 3:46 PM

Checked some East Lothian ponds yesterday afternoon in cool and duller weather than hoped. Dug out 8 Migrant Hawker males. Pic of one of them @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social #Dragonflies #Lothian

@rodshelf.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:49 AM

Female ruddy darter at Potteric Carr. #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #dragonflies #insects @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

A brown female ruddy darter dragonfly perches on a green bramble leaf.

@alanbrown71.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 4:13 PM

Last Bernwood: pics of female Beautiful Demoiselle, imm male Ruddy Darter, Large Skipper & Purple Hairstreak. So ended a great short trip with Rod Miller marred by the next few weeks which, losing Marion, were the worst in my long life @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Butterflies #Dragonflies

@backintheyard.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 6:07 PM

Here's a skyward shot of a striped saddlebags dragonfly (Tramea darwini) in our front yard garden! #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers

@helenbennett.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 7:37 AM

A reminder from nature to pause, breathe, and appreciate the beauty that surrounds us while seeking a perfect balance in life... like this gorgeous male Southern Hawker! 💙🫶📷

Happy Monday everyone. Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead. 🕊️🌿

#MacroMonday #Nature #Invert #Dragonflies #UKWildlife #ECK

A close-up photograph of a vibrant male Southern Hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) resting vertically on a stalk of purple toadflax flowers.
The dragonfly is positioned head-up, with his long, segmented abdomen extending straight down the flower stem. His thorax is a bright apple-green color, accented by two prominent yellow-green oval patches on top. His abdomen features a pattern of dark brown, black, and bright green spots, transitioning into vivid blue segments at the very tip of his tail. The Southern Hawker has large, shiny compound eyes separated by a bright golden patch on the top of his head. Four translucent, glassy wings are spread fully open and flat to the sides, revealing an incredibly dense, delicate, dark-veined net pattern across their entire surface. The background is completely out of focus, filled with a soft, bright green and yellow bokeh effect created by sunlight filtering through garden foliage.

@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
youtu.be/ZXsFMe4N-2Y

@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