Łódź, Stawy Stefańskiego pond

The resting dragonfly is Libellula fulva, female. Native to the temperate North America; widely spread in Poland; strongly invasive plant. Important bees feeding plant. Ornamental plant. Edible plant - young leaves and flowering stems - cooked. Herbal plant - roots are applied as a poultice to burns; dried for infusion used as antiseptic.