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Janice Ang photographed a variegated green skimmer (Orthetrum sabina) emerging from its final moult. Dragonfly larvae moult a number of times while living as an aquatic predators. The larvae climb […]
“While inspecting a local pond in February 2017, I was greeted by a charming and handsome Sultan dragonfly (Camacinia gigantea, family Libellulidae). He was perched on the stiff and straight […]
A Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) was perching on a bare branch when a dragonfly flew just above it. With mandibles agape the kingfisher made a slight jump and clamped the […]
“While passing by local ponds, you must have previously spotted a red dragonfly or two, more often than not. “Trying to identify them can be tricky, “…as there are more […]
Johnny Wee had an exciting encounter at Venus Drive yesterday. In all his years as a nature photographer, this was the first time he came across a dragonfly infected with […]
“Mating pair of Blue Sprite (Pseudagrion microcephalum”) at MacRitchie Reservoir. “In the first picture (above) the female deposits the eggs under water, normally how it is done, however in the […]
“In late March 2016, I was seeking solace and solitude beside a forest stream in Malaysia, with my eyes fixed upon the resident damselflies (Heliocypha biforata, family Chlorocyphidae). The wing […]
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This female Common Bluetail (Ischnura senegalensis), measuring less that 30mm long, was photographed feasting on a little moth. Note the amount of scales from the moth covering the damselfly’s head. […]
![VioletSprite-drowning [LenaChow]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/VioletSprite-drowning-LenaChow-q8dg6dznbnpvaojt1lxtb4fz5ino576fw3zt643fjk.jpg "VioletSprite-drowning [LenaChow]"){kind=icon}
“I was watching this pair of uncommon Violet Sprites (Archibasis viola) shortly after they mated – with the pair remaining together, flying just above the water surface in tandem, with […]
““In late November 2015, I was observing the dragonfly diversity and activity along a swamp edge in Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. There were a handful of male Bronze Flutterer dragonflies (Rhyothemis […]
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