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Scarlet Skimmer in natural light
(Crocothemis servilia)

with fly parts on grass blade.

Non-native, Asian dragonfly
at Crew Flint Pen Strand trail
Lee County, Florida

7th & final #dragonflyweek photo

#stunDay #eastcoastkin #nature #insects #macro #photography #macrophotography #art #dragonfly
Backlit multicolored dragon fly with tail-end in upper left corner, eyes facing lower right corner, wings caped about legs resting on long grass blade bisecting the photo, the black head and remains of a fly littering the grass blade.
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
grays.art
Happy Fly-day. We made it!

Male Eastern amberwing
(Perithemis tenera)

on red mangrove leaf
a dragonfly under an inch (~2cm)
10-8-25 in Bonita Springs, FL

#FlyDay #eastCoastKin #bugSky #macro #photography #macroPhotography #florida #native #insects #bugs #dragonflies #nature #art #dragonflyweek 🐉🪰
Small, red-and-yellow-eyed, yellow and orange dragonfly perched on the end of the upper branch of a pink twig with two branches terminating in the remains of dried flowers.
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
grays.art
Male Seaside Dragonlet
(Erythrodiplax berenice)

on mangrove leaf
Cape Coral, Florida 10-10-25

Unique native dragonfly that can breed in seawater.

#eastCoastKin #bugSky #insectThursday #macro #photography #macroPhotography #native #insects #bugs #dragonflies #nature #art #dragonflyweek
Eye to eye with a dark, medium-sized dragonfly, about 1.5 inches long, with a slender body and mostly black and dark blue coloration, with dark, blackish body and clear wings veined like stained glass.
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
norwayskandinavien.bsky.social
#bugSky #insectThursday #macro #photography #macroPhotography #native #insects #bugs #dragonflies #nature #art #dragonflyweek

A darter dragonfly, genus Sympetrum (?), sits on a finger and waits for small insects.

Germany, 16-09-2023
Eine Heidelibelle, Gattung Sympetrum, sitzt auf einem Finger und lauert auf kleine Insekten.
November 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
grays.art
Male Green darner dragonfly
(Anax junius)

on palmetto 10-26-25
Barefoot beach preserve
Collier county, Florida

#AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #eastCoastKin #blue #bugSky #macro #photography #macroPhotography #native #insects #bugs #dragonflies #nature #art #wildlife #dragonflyweek
Bright green head and thorax (mid-section), and the distinct body shape, which is long and needle-like, like a darning needle. Males have a bright blue abdomen like this one, with wings about 4” wide (10cm).
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 AM
grays.art
Female Seaside Dragonlet
(Erythrodiplax berenice)

Cape Coral, Florida

Unique native dragonfly, can breed in brackish, & even seawater.

#ColorADay #RedWed #NightmareNov #legs #eastCoastKin #bugSky #macro #photography #macroPhotography #native #insects #bugs #dragonflies #nature #art #dragonflyweek
Dynamic flicker of life, about 1 to 1.5 inches (~3cm) long, jewel of the salt marsh, a delicate mosaic of bold color. A vibrant creature, painted in striking strokes of orange, yellow, and contrasting deep, velvety black. Her main body section, the thorax, is like a canvas of narrow "tiger" stripes, an intricate pattern of black lines set against her background of brilliant, warm orange and yellow, where her four shimmering wings and six slender legs are attached, a bustling central hub of energy. Her long, segmented tail, or abdomen, is mostly orange on the upper side, while her underside is a contrasting black. Her eyes, large and essential for her aerial hunting, are a warm red-brown ontop, black-spotted green below. Her wings are a marvel of engineering, translucent and delicate, with a complex network of fine veins like stained glass.
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 AM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
#FrogFriday + #DragonflyWeek:
Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish, 1542-1600) & Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, d.1575)
Common Pear, Lake Demoiselle, Moor Frog, & Hyacinth: Mira calligraphiae monumenta, Ms.20 (86MV527), f.75
1561–2,1591–6
Watercolor, gold & silver paint, ink
16.6x12.4cm
www.getty.edu/art/collecti...
color digital scan of a page from _Mira calligraphiae monumenta_ with text/calligraphy by Georg Bocakay and natural history illustrations of fauna and flora by Joris Hoefnagel
July 13, 2024 at 2:22 AM
walesnatureweek.bsky.social
Gweision y neidr a mursennod yn yr awyr – mae ein cynefinoedd dŵr croyw gwerthfawr yn hanfodol ar gyfer eu cylch bywyd ac yn cynnal llawer o blanhigion ac anifeiliaid.
📸Mursen werdd Alun Williams
#DragonflyWeek@BDSdragonflies #WythnosNaturCymru
July 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
Resharing for #FrogFriday + #DragonflyWeek:
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · Jul 13
#FrogFriday + #DragonflyWeek:
Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish, 1542-1600) & Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, d.1575)
Common Pear, Lake Demoiselle, Moor Frog, & Hyacinth: Mira calligraphiae monumenta, Ms.20 (86MV527), f.75
1561–2,1591–6
Watercolor, gold & silver paint, ink
16.6x12.4cm
www.getty.edu/art/collecti...
color digital scan of a page from _Mira calligraphiae monumenta_ with text/calligraphy by Georg Bocakay and natural history illustrations of fauna and flora by Joris Hoefnagel
July 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
conniemenefee.bsky.social
Slaty Skimmer mating wheel #DragonflyWeek #Cincinnati
November 14, 2024 at 3:22 AM
mixaeljones.bsky.social
I said push, not pull! @BDSdragonflies #DragonflyWeek
December 24, 2024 at 5:38 AM
spidermax3000.bsky.social
Apparently it’s #dragonflyweek and I didn’t know? Ironically I’ve been fairly focused on dragonflies and seeing a lot of them this week
July 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
Resharing for #DragonflyWeek on #TwoForTuesday !
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · Jan 17
For #AppreciateADragonDay on #TilesOnTuesday + #TwoForTuesday:
100 + 362 “DRAGONFLY”
From the ongoing search for all the #animals from Henry Mercer’s 420 original 1906 Moravian tile #mosaics on the #Pennsylvania Capitol floor.
#ArtsAndCraftsMovement #AnimalsInArt
photo of the floor tile mosaic: dragonfly design with black body and white wings with blue spots, square frame, labeled “DRAGON FLY” & numbered “100” photo of the floor tile mosaic: dragonfly design with black body and white wings with blue spots, square frame, labeled “DRAGON FLY” & numbered “362”
July 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
mixaeljones.bsky.social
Plenty of White-legged Damselflies at Chobham Common this afternoon @TBHPartnership @BDSdragonflies #DragonflyWeek
December 24, 2024 at 5:38 AM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
Resharing for #DragonflyWeek!
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · Jan 16
For #AppreciateADragonDay :
Hayashi Jikkō (1777-1813)
#Dragonfly
Japan, Edo period, early 19th c.
hanging scroll, ink on paper
private collection - seen at “The Life of Animals in #JapaneseArt” exhibition at National Gallery of Art in 2019
hanging scroll on display at museum - monochrome painting of a single large dragonfly, patterned gold border
July 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
mixaeljones.bsky.social
Just spotted this dragonfly on the Nutfield Marshes in Surrey. Never seen one before, but can anyone confirm if it’s a Lesser Emperor? It certainly didn’t want to stop to have its photo taken! @BDSdragonflies @SurreyWT #DragonflyWeek @SteveHarley17
December 24, 2024 at 5:27 AM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
Resharing for #DragonflyWeek on #TwoForTuesday !
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · Jan 17
For #AppreciateADragonDay, two neat Japanese kawari-kabuto helmets surmounted by giant #dragonflies! A favorite samurai emblem; admired as agile & efficient hunters, dubbed "kachimushi" (victory insect).
1. 17th c. collections.artsmia.org/art/114440/h...
2. 18th c. www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Helmet in dragonfly shape 17th century Japan Iron, lacquer, wood, leather, gilt, pigments, silk, papier-mâché 28 x 24 x 13 3/4 in. (71.12 x 60.96 x 34.93 cm) (approx.) Accession Number2012.31.1a-c Minneapolis Museum of Art https://collections.artsmia.org/art/114440/helmet-in-dragonfly-shape-unknown-japanese [digital color image of helmet in full front profile on stand in front of plain dark grey background] Helmet (Kawari-kabuto) Surmounted by a Dragonfly Restorer/Conservator: Restored by Hiromichi Miura (Japanese, b. 1938) Date: 18th century; restorations, 2015 Japan Medium: Iron, copper, gold, silver, wood, lacquer, silk, linen, hemp Dimensions: H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 25 3/4 in. (65.4 cm); D. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 6.8 oz. (2460.7 g) Accession Number: 2018.833.9a–d Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27591 [digital color image of helmet in 3/4 profile on stand in front of light grey background]
July 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
teuchterbynature.bsky.social
A hot morning on a chalk river. Water crowfoot seems to have declined in recent weeks. Odonata everywhere, finally picking up a few grass snakes after a strong March/April poor May/June @WoldsWeekly @EYRiversTrust @YorksWildlife #dragonflyweek @BDSYorkshire
January 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
conniemenefee.bsky.social
Autumn Meadowhawks tandem ovipositing #DragonflyWeek #Cincinnati
November 14, 2024 at 3:53 AM
mixaeljones.bsky.social
I found another Lesser Emperor - That’s two in a day! Excitingly, this one paused long enough for a better photo @BDSdragonflies @SurreyWT #SpynesMere #DragonflyWeek
December 24, 2024 at 5:27 AM
ecologycymru.bsky.social
Teneral Willow Emerald damselfly for #DragonflyWeek #DragonflyChallenge @FSCFlatfordMill @Bex_Cartwright @BDSdragonflies
December 29, 2024 at 1:37 AM
conniemenefee.bsky.social
Eastern Pondhawk mating wheel #DragonflyWeek #Cincinnati
November 14, 2024 at 3:37 AM
ecameron.bsky.social
#dragonflyweek may be over but I’m still on #pondwatch
A beautiful blue-tailed damselfly and the first Common Darter has emerged.
#dragonflies
Blue tailed damselfly on a stone Common darter on a reed
July 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
swallowbirding.bsky.social
The fine weather In the New Forest encouraged good numbers of Odonata including GOLDEN-RINGED DRAGONFLY plus SMALL RED, SOUTHERN & WHITE-LEGGED DAMSELFLIES. #wildlife #naturephotography #dragonflyweek #newforest
@britishdragonflies.bsky.social
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Small Red Damselfly Southern Damselfly White-legged Damselfly
July 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
For #MosaicMonday during #DragonflyWeek:
#Dragonfly tea stand, c. 1901
Glass mosaic, diameter 7 1/4 in.
Designed by Clara Driscoll (USA, 1861–1944) for Louis Comfort Tiffany (USA, 1848-1933).
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art:
morsemuseum.org/collection-h...
#WomenArtists #ArtNouveau
Official museum photo of the tea stand, front profile (propped up on plate display stand) on gray background glass mosaic design featuring a large dragonfly with orange eyes and green-brown marbled wings and body curled along left side of plate with rest covered with a spiraling pattern of yellow/green/blue
July 8, 2024 at 8:16 PM