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Dragonfly Society of the Americas
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🗣Discovery and conservation of #Odonata
🎯Observation, collection, research, publication and education of #dragonflies

https://www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/
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February is here!
In this new #speciesofthemonth, Steve Baginski shares his experience with #Ischnura posita, the fragile #forktail. Let´s learn more about this #damselfly and its population status in Illinois!
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🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
February 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Solicitando presentaciones para ARGIA 38(1)

Plazo: 20 Febrero 2026
Visite el sitio web de la DSA para leer las pautas de presentación y descargar el formulario de presentactión
Tema de fotografía: eclosion
Amanda Whispell, EIC ARGIA
editor@dragonflysocietyamericas.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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Call for Submissions for ARGIA 38(1)

Submission deadline: 20 February 2026
Visit the DSA website to consult the instructions for authors and download the submission guidelines & submission form.
Photo theme: eclosion
Amanda Whispell, EIC ARGIA
editor@dragonflysocietyamericas.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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We hope you have an incredible 2026!
What better way to start it than by reading an inspiring story? Discover how Ana María Hernández found her passion for #odonates and began working to conserve Cuba's endemic species
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January 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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ARGIA 37(4) is published:

- Info on the 2026 DSA Annual Meeting
- Info on our 2026 grant program
- The next Nymph Cove installment
- Lots of metallic odes!

Amanda Whispell
Editor-in-Chief of ARGIA
December 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Looking for the perfect gift for your fellow odonatologist? How about giving them a DSA membership? We have three options:

Basic membership: $15 USD/year

Supporting membership: $20 USD/year

Lifetime membership: one-time payment of $300 USD.

www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/become-a-...
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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#Newpaper on #Stem perception

Read it here:
doi.org/10.1093/aesa...
December 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Memberships for @odonataamericas.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social WDA (dragonflies), SOL (dragonflies), The lepidopterist society @canentomologist.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @coleopsoc.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social @hymenopterists.org.web.brid.gy @arachnology.bsky.social
entopoc.bsky.social Entomologists of Color @entopoc.bsky.social · Oct 1
Are you a POC student, early career researcher, or professional entomologist from a country in the Global South?

We are now funding memberships!
Apply from October 1st to December 15th.

More info:
www.entopoc.org/apply.html
Apply:
docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Sometimes life doesn't turn out the way we planned,
but even so, it still surprises us. Read this story written
by John Abbott, when the weather
wasn't on his side, but luck was.

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🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog

#dragonfly
#speciesofthemonth
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Sometimes life doesn't turn out the way we planned,
but even so, it still surprises us. Read this story written
by John Abbott, when the weather
wasn't on his side, but luck was.

🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog

#dragonfly
#speciesofthemonth
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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-American Ento Soc ($30)
@americanentosoc.bsky.social

-Indiv. insect soc, eg. DSA, TSC, IHS etc (~$15-50 depending)
@odonataamericas.bsky.social ⪩༏⪨
@coleopsoc.bsky.social 🪲 @hymenopterists.org.web.brid.gy 🐝

-If you are PoC, EntoPoc has grants?
@entopoc.bsky.social www.entopoc.org/memberships....
MEMBERSHIPS
Start your professional development in entomology by becoming a member of one of the professional societies.  ​Being a member comes with a lot of advantages, like access to journals at discounted...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Call for ARGIA 37(4)

Deadline: 20 November
Photo theme: metallic odes

Plazo: 20 Noviembre
Tema de fotografía: libélulas metálicas

Visit our website to see the instructions for authors and download the submission guidelines & form.
Amanda Whispell, EIC ARGIA
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Come visit us in the Exhibit Hall at #EntSoc25! Help support our goal of increasing student membership in entomological societies!

give.calacademy.org/give/308265/...
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Don't miss this opportunity!
entopoc.bsky.social Entomologists of Color @entopoc.bsky.social · Oct 1
Are you a POC student, early career researcher, or professional entomologist from a country in the Global South?

We are now funding memberships!
Apply from October 1st to December 15th.

More info:
www.entopoc.org/apply.html
Apply:
docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Our lovely @phrelanzer.bsky.social brings us a new #SpeciesoftheMonth. Join her on her adventure discovering Illinois' damselflies in unexpected places.

Read the full story at our blog (link in bio):
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
November 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Madagascan Rivercruiser (Phyllomacromia trifasciata); Ranohira, Madagascar; 7 January
2016. Photograph by Netta Smith.

The cover for ARGIA 37(3).
October 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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ARGIA 37(3) available:
- The first president’s report from Ami Thompson
- Minutes from the 2025 DSA Meeting
- In Memoriam of Thomas “Nick” W Donnelly, 1932–2025
- The next Nymph Cove
- Several great articles, new records, & parting shots
Amanda Whispell
Editor-in-chief of ARGIA
October 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Max tells us how he found, described, and named a new species of damselfly in the Amazon.
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🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog

If you would like to share stories about your favorite species, contact Cindy Crosby: phrelanzer.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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You can also read Chris's final message as president in our latest issue of Argia. As Chris says, “See you down the road...”

www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/publicati...
Publications — Dragonfly Society of the Americas
www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org
September 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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At the same time, we would like to welcome Ami Thompson (@amiodonata.bsky.social) to her new role as president. We are confident that Ami will continue to work on behalf of the DSA and odonates.

We wish them both every success in this new stage!
September 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Goodbyes are difficult, but they also signal new beginnings...

We would like to thank Christopher Beatty, who has served as president of the DSA for the past two years, for all his hard work and leadership.
September 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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New start to the week, new start to the month, new #speciesofthemonth!

Join Jim Burns as he tells us how Columbia #Clubtail, #Gomphuruslynnae, reignited his motivation to photograph dragonflies.

Read it here:

🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
September 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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🐦https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/odolympics-august-2025
OR
🎯 www.odonatacentral.org#/
August 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Dragonflies are one of the most colorful animals, and so are their wings. Let's record those #colorfulwings:

🐦https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/odolympics-august-2025
OR
🎯 www.odonatacentral.org#/
August 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Who doesn't like seeing hearts in the air? Upload your dragonfly records at:

🐦https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/odolympics-august-2025
OR
🎯 www.odonatacentral.org#/
August 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM