Thursley National Nature Reserve is a RAMSAR site of international importance for wetland wildlife, and has long been known as a haven for these beautiful insects, with 26 species of
dragonfly and damselflies recorded on site.
As water levels dropped, the density of
dragonfly larvae in crayfish burrows showed much lower fluctuations than those in a stream channel.
"After spending two years in the pond it was a marvel of creation that the nymph turned into this beautiful
dragonfly. It spent all day drying off before flying off."
Dragonfly was selected as part of the agency's New Frontiers program, which includes the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, Juno to Jupiter, and OSIRIS-REx to the asteroid Bennu.
Dragonfly Readers are included as interactive eBooks within the Oxford Reading Buddy platform.
Information regarding Google`s "
Dragonfly" project began surfacing in August and since then the company has faced severe backlash from its employees as well as the US government.
The
Dragonfly G2 system achieves significant throughput and productivity increases using proprietary camera technology combined with stage speed and accuracy.
Written by two of Britain's foremost
dragonfly experts, this fully revised and updated fourth edition features hundreds of stunning images and identification charts covering all 57 resident, migrant and former breeding species, and six potential vagrants.
Large Tortoiseshell butterfly and Yellowspotted Emerald
dragonfly have been spotted in the UK in recent weeks, while Lesser Emperor
dragonfly has been seen as far north as Yorkshire.
They have created a new form of highly efficient low-cost insulation based on the wings of a
dragonfly.