European dragonflies

smdragonfliesN1797 Male of Green-eyed hawker (Aeshna isoceles), Hawker dragonfly (Aeshnidae)
smdragonfliesN1798 Male of Green-eyed hawker (Aeshna isoceles), Hawker dragonfly (Aeshnidae)
smdragonfliesN1799 Male of Black-Tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum), Skimmer or percher family (Libellulidae)
smdragonfliesN1973 Hatching of a Spotted Darter dragonfly, Skimmer family (Libellulidae), the odonate is emerging from the larval skin backwards head-down
smdragonfliesN1974 Hatching of a Spotted Darter dragonfly, Skimmer family (Libellulidae), the odonate is emerging from the larval skin backwards and head-down
smdragonfliesN1975 Newly hatched Spotted Darter, Skimmer family (Libellulidae) with Exuviae (empty larval case), hemolymph (insect blood) is being pumped in order to inflate the...
smdragonfliesN1976 Newly hatched Spotted Darter, Skimmer family (Libellulidae) with Exuviae (empty larval case), hemolymph (insect blood) is being pumped in order to inflate the...
smdragonfliesN1977 Newly-hatched Spotted Darter, Skimmer family (Libellulidae) with Exuviae (empty larval case), hemolymph (insect blood) is being pumped in order to inflate the...
smdragonfliesN1978 Newly-hatched Spotted Darter, Skimmer family (Libellulidae) with Exuviae (empty larval case), hemolymph (insect blood) is being pumped in order to inflate the...
smdragonfliesN1979 Newly-hatched Spotted Darter, Skimmer family (Libellulidae) with Exuviae (empty larval case), hemolymph (insect blood) is being pumped in order to inflate the...
smdragonfliesN1800 Exuvie (empty larval skin) of Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator), Hawker family (Aeshnidae)
smdragonfliesN1801 Male of Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata), Simmer family (Libellulidae)
smdragonfliesN1802 Männchen der Feuerlibelle (Crocothemis erythraea), Segellibellen (Libellulidae), Male of Broad Scarlet or Scarlet Darter (Crocothemis erythraea), Skimmer family...
smdragonfliesN1803 Newly-hatched Spotted Darter, Skimmer family (Libellulidae) with Exuviae (empty larval case), the pale body of the odonate is still missing colors
smdragonfliesN1804 Newly hatched Spotted Darter, Skimmer family (Libellulidae) with Exuviae (empty larval case), hemolymph (insect blood) is being pumped in order to inflate the...
smdragonfliesN1805 Exuvie (empty larval skin) of Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator), Hawker family (Aeshnidae)
smdragonfliesN1806 Newly-hatched Spotted Darter, Skimmer family (Libellulidae) with Exuviae (empty larval case), hemolymph (insect blood) is being pumped in order to inflate the...
smdragonfliesN1807 Newly-hatched Spotted Darter, Skimmer family (Libellulidae) with Exuviae (empty larval case), hemolymph (insect blood) is being pumped in order to inflate the...
smdragonfliesN1808 Male of Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata), Simmer family (Libellulidae)
smdragonfliesN1809 Male of Blue Hawker dragonfly in flight, Hawker family of dragonflies (Aeshnidae)

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