Michael Durham / Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis) dragonfly male flying, photographed with a high-speed camera system in the coastal mountains of Oregon, near Florence

Martin Willis / Banded Flutterer (Rhyothemis graphiptera) on flower, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Jan Hamrsky / Skimmer Dragonfly larva (Libellulidae) feeding on sludge worm. Czech Republic. Controlled conditions.

Jan Hamrsky / Skimmer Dragonfly larva (Libellulidae) feeding on sludge worm. Czech Republic. Controlled conditions.

MYN / Clay Bolt / Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax sp) on flowering Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea), North Carolina, USA, September, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Damselfly (Diplacodes bipunctata) covered in dew, Victoria, Australia, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

John Abbott / Halloween pennant dragonfly (Celithemis eponina) male at rest, Martin Dies Jr. State Park, Texas, USA, June

John Abbott / Yellow-sided skimmer (Libellula flavida) juvenile male at rest, Texas, USA, June

John Abbott / Yellow-sided skimmer dragonflies (Libellula flavida) mating pair, Angelina National Forest, Texas, USA, April

John Abbott / Yellow-sided skimmer dragonflies (Libellula flavida) mature male, Angelina National Forest, Texas, USA, April

John Abbott / Evening skimmer (Tholymis citrina) female at rest, Santa Ana NWR, Texas, USA, November

LYNN M. STONE / Ruby meadowhawk dragonfly (Sympetrum rubicundulum) pair in mating embrace known as a wheel, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA, July