There are over 5,000 known species of dragonfly, and in Dragonflies of the World (Smithsonian Institution Press, $39.95), Jill Silsby offers a guide to the traits, behaviour and appearance of these insects, crossing the continents to include specimens such as Megalestes kurahashii, shown here, which is found in Thailand.
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Winged wonders. Nature 416, 478 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/416478b
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