Piotr Naskrecki / Blue Dragonfly (Palpopleura portia) falling victim to an even larger hunter, an African Savannah Mantid (Polyspilota aeruginosa), Guinea

Bernard Castelein / Widow dragonfly (Palpopleura portia) male, resting on leaf, Allahein River, The Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Female Widow dragonfly (Palpopleura portia) landing on a branch, Kololi, The Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Female Widow dragonfly (Palpopleura portia) resting on a branch, Kololi, The Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) with Widow dragonfly (Palpopleura portia) prey in beak, Allahein river, The Gambia.