Ross Hoddinott / Female emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs at the edge of a pond. Cornwall, UK.

Ross Hoddinott / Female emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs at the edge of a pond. Cornwall, UK.

Ross Hoddinott / Migrant hawker dragonfly JUST emerged from pupa {Aeshna mixta} Cornwall, UK.

Kim Taylor / Southern hawker dragonfly {Aeshna cyanea} male hovering over pond, UK.

Kim Taylor / Southern Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) male. Close-up of eyes. UK. Captive.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Southern hawker dragonfly head close-up, Germany

Mark Yates / Southern hawker dragonfly {Aeshna cyanea} on yellow iris. England, UK

Tim Fitzharris / Southern Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) close-up, on stem, New Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / Southern Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) close up, moisture on wings, New Mexico

Bernard Castelein / Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) nymph exoskeleton, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Bernard Castelein / Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) nymph shedding exoskeleton, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Bernard Castelein / Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) nymph shedding exoskeleton, Brasschaat, Belgium. July