The wanderer rests

It seems at times that a dragonfly's strength and tenacity are boundless - I watch them as they spend so much of their time on the wing hunting and perhaps looking for a mate.

But occasionally they come to rest for a while such as here. The common name for this species is perfect, the wandering percher. It wanders, it perches!

Diplacodes bipunctata can be found here in Australia, all over I believe. They like to be near freshwater habitats such as here, by a pond.

35 mm length.