NASA’s Dragonfly Passes Critical Design Review
The mission to Saturn’s icy moon Titan will investigate prebiotic chemical processes and complex organic compounds that, on Earth, are the building blocks of life.
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/dragonfly/2025/04/24/nasas-dragonfly-passes-critical-design-review/
Rivers of Titan
Saturn's largest moon is one of the few bodies in the Solar System with active rivers shaping its landscape: rivers of liquid methane. Using images acquired by Cassini and Huygens, a new study shows that they follow the same physical laws as Earth's rivers.
Large Red Damselfly yesterday in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Insect #Insects #Dragonfly #Damselfly
“I’m learning the limitations of words and the need to remember that we cannot ignore something miraculous simply because our language is too limited to name it.” https://orionmagazine.org/article/imaginal-ecology/
"Every day is Earth Day if you endeavor to truly see the world." 
via #OrionMagazine
Dna upgrades dragonfly and fly of huge world
And this is my drawing based on Bio hazard Battle (SMD).
Huge flying insects. A glowing spheres will help you with defense from dangerous creatures in the air. Iar is warm. And there are lots of insects here. Including hunters. Collect bonus. And do mutations.
a couple more of "The B-Roll", trying to get its full tail, and one of the whole body, wings included, but with less detail
gorgeous dragonfly sitting on a bush outside a neighbor's apartment yesterday 
unfortunately I wasn't able to get one that was both in focus AND caught his full wingspan, so this was the best I was able to do... I was impressed and appreciative of how patient he was with me getting all up in his business; I suspect it was probably just cold out and he wanted to conserve energy as much as possible.
Platycnemis latipes. Pequeño caballito del diablo de distribución Ibéro-magrebí. Se reconoce fácilmente por los tonos blanquecinos y por la amplia ditalación que presenta en las tibias de las patas medias y posteriores. Los adultos vuelan entre los meses de junio y julio. El ejemplar de la imagen es un macho, siendo las hembras de tonos más parduzcos y menos contrastados.
#libelulas #dragonfly #insectos #insects #macro #nature #naturephotography #photography #naturaleza
Sony DSC-RX100M3
I’m trying to establish a more butterfly/pollinator/hummingbird-friendly #garden around the house this year, part of that is putting in mostly #Texas native plants. Not seeing many butterflies yet - most of the plants are not yet in bloom - but I did have a recent visit from this blue dasher #dragonfly.
#TGIF A long week has come to an end. Kengo and nature wish you a good restful evening and a peaceful weekend.
