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Close up image of a dragonfly on a water lily

Dragonflies rest on Lotus poles, North China

The image captures two dragonflies mid-flight above a tranquil pond dotted with green water lilies. The focus on the dragonflies against the blurred background of lily pads and water surface highlights their delicate wing structure and the grace of their flight, making this moment in nature both interesting and relevant for its depiction of wildlife behavior and pond ecosystem.

$Red-veined Meadowhawk dragonfly resting on a broad leafed plant in a small pond.\n\nTaken in Scotts Valley, California, USA.$

A male and female Green Darner Dragonfly (Anax junius) on an Amazon Giant Waterlily (Victoria amazonica). The male is holding a female between her eyes and pronotum, while she deposits her eggs in the water. Their reflection is seen in the water. The green darner is also known as; common green darner, snake doctor, darning needle, or simply dragonfly.

$water lily,\nequalized, water surface$

$Bavaria, Germany. Welcome to the realm of the \$

Green Dragonfly on Waterlily pad in Indianapolis, Indiana, US

Picured a pair of lesser emperor laying eggs in the pond.

A closeup shot of the dragonfly laying eggs in a pond in Cambridgeshire

Dragonfly on the river. Summer picture of aquatic insects

$Tot 33-37mm, Ab 23-25mm, Hw 29-32mm.\nLarge, broad, club-tailed species, Males often perch on lilypads. They are dark, marked with white highlights on the face, waist and at the tips of the wings and abdomen. This makes identification through binoculars easy.\nBehavior:\nBoth sexes fly actively over open water, frequently resting on floating vegetation (Nuphar, Nymphaea, Potamogeton), where mating may also take place. Male often raises clubbed tail.\nOccurrence:\nOccurrence is scattered and populations are normally rather small. May be abundant locally.\nHabitat:\nPools and lakes with moderate nutrient levels and rich aquatic vegetation.\nFlight Season: \nMid May to early August; most abundant in June.\n\nThis Picture is made in the Wieden (Overijssel, the Netherlands) in mid June of 2023.$

A mating pair of Large Red Damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula, on a water lily leaf in summer.

Male blue dasher dragonfly, Pachydiplax longipennis, on pink water lily.

Curly lotus leaves in the pond, North China

A dragonfly perched on a water lily leaf and I photographed it.

Female red damsel ovipositing on lily pad with male attached

A blue dasher (pachydiplax longipennis) perched next to the marsh water along a hiking trail.

Dragonflies on water lily pads with reflections

pink lotus and dragonfly make heart shape

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