Cameron's photos with the keyword: Odonata

I caught this large dragonfly (body about 7-8cm, wing span even larger) in the open air in Stuttgart/Germany. My first guess was Anax imperator, but there is no brown stripe along the abdomen. My next guess - which has been confirmed by now - is Aeshna cyanea .

I caught this large dragonfly (body about 7-8cm, wing span even larger) in the open air in Stuttgart/Germany. My first guess was Anax imperator, but there is no brown stripe along the abdomen. My next guess - which has been confirmed by now - is Aeshna cyanea .

I saw this dragonfly on a pond in a zoo in Mid-Germany. It's several cm long - 6 or more, I guess.