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Young male keeled skimmer dragonfly (Orthetrum coerulescens), resting on plant stem, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, Europe

White-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) with a dragonfly, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Female red-winged darter dragonfly (Sympetrum fonscolombii) female, clasping spiky stem of Juncus rush, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, Europe

Female red-veined darter dragonfly (Sympetra fonscolombii), Hecho valley, Spanish Pyrenees, Spain, Europe

Female broad bodied chaser dragonfly (Libellula depressa) with one damaged wing resting on a reed stem, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) dragonfly adult, covered in dew, at dawn, Elmley Marshes National Nature Reserve, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Emperor Dragonfly (Blue Emperor Dragonfly) (Anax imperator), Anderton Nature Park, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Four Spotted Chaser Dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata), Anderton Nature Reserve, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An adult blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus), with a dragonfly, Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia

Scarlet Basker dragonfly (Urothemis signata) by fish pond, Rammang-Rammang, Maros, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Asian Groundling dragonfly (Brachythemis contaminata) by fish pond, Rammang-Rammang, Maros, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Four Spotted Chaser Dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata), Anderton Nature Reserve, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Female Broad Bodied Chaser Dragonfly (Libellula depressa), Anderton Nature Reserve, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tiffany lamp, the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum, Winter Park, Florida, United States of America, North America

Common Darter Dragonfly (Sympetrum striiolatum) close-up of head and thorax from above, Oxfordshire, UK

Almond groves in Wasco in the Central Valley of California that are vulnerable following the four year long drought in the Western USA. 80% of the world's almonds are grown in California, and it takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow each nut. Many farms have run out of water, and $2.2 Billion has been wiped off the agricultue sector annually. Currently one third of all children in California go to be hungry, as a direct result of job losses connected to the drought. 428,000 acres of farmland have been taken out of production as a result of the drought, in the Central Valley.

Red grasshawk dragonfly (Neurothemis fluctuans) male at rest, Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Red grasshawk dragonfly (Neurothemis fluctuans) male at rest, Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Southern skimmer dragonfly (Orthetrum brunneum) male perched on a plant stem with sparkling stream in the background, Krka National park, Croatia.

Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but are smaller, have slimmer bodies, and most species fold the wings along the body when at rest.

Dragonfly sculpture in Gardens by the Bay with the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in the background, Singapore

Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea), female, laying eggs, attacked by banded damselfly Banded demoiselle (calopteryx splendens), male, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Banded demoiselle (calopteryx splendens), male, sitting on red campion (Silene dioica) red campion, Hesse, Germany, Europe