This damselfly was just basking in the sun. The ones with vibrantly coloured bodies tend to be more striking, but the rather more muted body colouring here helps to show off those beautiful lace wings.
Photograph taken in the Dordogne region of France, September 2017
I can't believe it! 
Imagine the dragonflies of the Carboniferous — a foot long and a yard wide! INCOMING!
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Anony Mole you must be kidding!!?
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