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Day 4 of the 2025 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. An immature Black-tailed Skimmer settling in to roost at the wonderful #Wiltshire #WildlifeTrust reserve at #LowerMoor Farm in early June. Males turn blue after a few days while females retain this black and yellow stripy pattern. #DragonflyAdventCalendar #invertebrates #ukwildlife #wildlife #insects #invertebrates #wildlifephotography #photography

A black and yellow dragonfly clings to a dead reed stem. Nettle plants can be seen out of focus in the background.

Peter Sketch

@petersketch@toot.wales · last month

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Dendrobatus Azureus

@Dendrobatus_Azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 2 months ago

Here you can read how ROBUST the HAMMER2 filesystem is

https://www.dragonflybsd.org/hammer/

#DragonFly #DragonFlyBSD #BSD #freeBSD #OpenSource #Lightweight #HAMMER2 #FileSystem #technology #programming

DragonFLy BSD hammer2 page with main features stated

Dendrobatus Azureus

@Dendrobatus_Azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 2 months ago

Here you can read how ROBUST the HAMMER2 filesystem is

https://www.dragonflybsd.org/hammer/

#DragonFly #DragonFlyBSD #BSD #freeBSD #OpenSource #Lightweight #HAMMER2 #FileSystem #technology #programming

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Brett Hodnett

@Cyclesoc@c.im · 2 months ago

Big, beautiful dragonfly.
East Coast Trail, Newfoundland.

#Dragonfly #EastCoastTrail #Newfoundland #Insects #insect #photo #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #photography #naturephotography #photographie #hiking #hike

Looking down on a really large dragonfly on the photographers leg. It's wings span the full width of the leg and its emerald green face and large blue eyes look up towards the camera. Blue stripes run down the length of its body.

Brett Hodnett

@Cyclesoc@c.im · 2 months ago

Big, beautiful dragonfly.
East Coast Trail, Newfoundland.

#Dragonfly #EastCoastTrail #Newfoundland #Insects #insect #photo #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #photography #naturephotography #photographie #hiking #hike

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budak

@budak@kopiti.am · 4 months ago

yur daily dozing dragon

#dragonfly #Singapore #insect #biodiversity #macro #nature #bug #animal #wildlife

yellow-barred flutterer dragonfly (Rhyothemis phyllis) clinging to a grass blade as it roosts

budak

@budak@kopiti.am · 4 months ago

yur daily dozing dragon

#dragonfly #Singapore #insect #biodiversity #macro #nature #bug #animal #wildlife

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Finn

@finn@toot.fan · 5 months ago

Oh and I also saw a cool dragonfly that day! We have a lot of those guys because there is a rain collecting pong next to our house.

Cool guy! Somehow reminds me of the series Lexx... can anyone remember?

#Insect #Dragonfly

A dragonly on top of a plank of wood, it's about 5 to 6 cm long and red-brownish.

Finn

@finn@toot.fan · 5 months ago

Oh and I also saw a cool dragonfly that day! We have a lot of those guys because there is a rain collecting pong next to our house.

Cool guy! Somehow reminds me of the series Lexx... can anyone remember?

#Insect #Dragonfly

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Willa :v_trans: :v_bi:

@wplalonde@lgbtqia.space · 5 months ago

Female black meadowhawk (𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘦), from the Wiley Trails:

(Edit: Soooo I just realized I posted this picture already last month I guess consider this an update because I think I've narrowed down the species now. )

#dragonfly #meadowhawk #odonata #insects

A dragonfly perched on serrated spear-shaped leaves. She has big brown eyes and a golden tail with black markings. Her legs are black, as are the lacy veins of her wings.

Willa :v_trans: :v_bi:

@wplalonde@lgbtqia.space · 5 months ago

Female black meadowhawk (𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘦), from the Wiley Trails:

(Edit: Soooo I just realized I posted this picture already last month I guess consider this an update because I think I've narrowed down the species now. )

#dragonfly #meadowhawk #odonata #insects

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@lindenshieldarts@mastodon.social · 6 months ago

Fourth painting for the challenge I’m co-hosting over on ig. The prompt was ‘Secret Spring’. 🌿

#TraditionalArt #OriginalArt #MixedMedia #Nature #FantasyArt #Gouache #DragonFly #Mosstodon #MastoArt

A photo of a small, square painting on black paper, placed on a wooden table and surrounded by a paint brush and some Icelandic moss. The painting features a little spring surging from mossy rocks and pooling in two tiered stumps fully overgrown with moss. A few other plants grow around the spring and some glowing dragonflies hover above it.

LindenShieldARTs 🏳️‍🌈

@lindenshieldarts@mastodon.social · 6 months ago

Fourth painting for the challenge I’m co-hosting over on ig. The prompt was ‘Secret Spring’. 🌿

#TraditionalArt #OriginalArt #MixedMedia #Nature #FantasyArt #Gouache #DragonFly #Mosstodon #MastoArt

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Cascade Pine

@cascadepine@mas.to · 6 months ago

Dragonfly near Green Lake in Seattle. This is an Eight-Spotted Skimmer - very relaxed about photography happening nearby!

#insects #dragonfly #macroPhotography #seattle #pnw

A large dragonfly is sitting on a stem. Its large wings are white, with eight black spots.

Cascade Pine

@cascadepine@mas.to · 6 months ago

Dragonfly near Green Lake in Seattle. This is an Eight-Spotted Skimmer - very relaxed about photography happening nearby!

#insects #dragonfly #macroPhotography #seattle #pnw

imdat celeste :v_tg: :v_nb: :v_genderfluid: [witchzard]

@ics@tau-ceti.space · 6 months ago

Something absolutely unbelievable and magical happened today, I could still cry tears of happiness. #LoveOfMyLife and I are still amazed and still can't believe that this happened.

It was a really hot day, my wife and I were just strolling through town, eating here, drinking there... just a really lazy day.

Then I saw a dragonfly, at a place with no water nearby, the river was a 100m or so. The dragonfly looked beautiful, but also a little confused.

I stretched my hand out and what happened next brought tears to my eyes: the dragonfly flew to my hand, landed on my fingers and started holding steadfastly at my fingers - as to say "I am so tired, please being me to water".

First I thought it'll fly away but it didn't. It settled there, as if to looking at me and asking for help.

We immediately turned around and slowly walked towards the river. At one point, a breeze came and I had to cover her a bit so she wouldn't be swept away.

When we got close enough to the river and all the plants there, he* left my hand and flew to the next leaf and landed on one. There, I was allowed to gently stroke his wings a last time and it really looked as if he was raising her head and saying "thank you" 🥹🥹

We were so absolutely amazed, it was really such an unbelievably magic situation - I still can't believe what happened there...

Wow 😍🥹🥹

Edit: typos

*: 2nd Edit: I was kindly (thank you a million) informed that it was a male Calopteryx splendens

#Magic #Dragonfly #Miracle