Call for Submissions for ARGIA 38(3) Deadline: 20 August 2026 Visit the DSA website to consult the instructions for authors and download the submission guidelines & submission form. Photo theme: odes interacting with the water Amanda Whispell, EIC ARGIA editor@dragonflysocietyamericas.org

ARGIA 38(2) is available: - A guide to differentiate between Male Arroyo and Blue-eyed Darners. - A key to the Macromia of Eastern NA - The next Nymph Cove installment: Coenagrionoidea, Part II. - Three new bluet records in NA Amanda Whispell Editor-in-chief of ARGIA

Cover of ARGIA 38(2): Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) female; 24 August 2011; Claude Moore Park, Sterling, Virginia. Photograph by Fred Siskind.

Show us the best angle! In this #dailychallenge, share photos of funny looking odonate! And, remember, you can also submit your photos to Argia and contact Amanda Whispell (editor@dragonflysocietyamericas.org) for further information. #Odolimpiadas #dragonflies #damselflies

💻 Two lightweight web applications for natural history collections have been successfully developed using AI-assisted coding to overcome traditional resource and programming constraints. ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.191202

Some changes are eagerly awaited, which is why in this #odolympics #dailychallenge we’d love you to share photos of #odonates moulting. And, remember, you can also submit your photos to Argia and contact Amanda Whispell (editor@dragonflysocietyamericas.org) for further information.

Today #odolympics daily challenge is Oviposition! Share your best photos of #odonates ovipositing with us. You can also submit your photos to Argia and contact Amanda Whispell (editor@dragonflysocietyamericas.org) for further information. #Odolimpiadas #dragonflies #damselflies

For these #odolympics, we’ve come up with some new daily challenges! This way, you can also submit your photos to Argia. All you need to do is contact Amanda Whispell (editor@dragonflysocietyamericas.org). Today’s challenge is ‘Interaction with water’!

There are just two days to go until the Odolympics!

Dragonfly Society of the Americas@odonataamericas.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our favorite time of year is here! Get your social media and cameras ready. From June 13th to 21st, record as many species as possible. See you at the next Odolympics! Learn more at : www.odonatacentral.org/odolympics/ www.inaturalist.org/projects/odo... 2026

Going to the DSA Meeting? Take the opportunity to visit this art exhibition at Gallery339-HotSprings from June 20 to 30. If you'd like to display some of your photos or artwork, contact them! See you in North Carolina

Sometimes the weather isn’t on your side, but nature can still surprise you. That’s exactly what happened to Brett Roberts and Emily Hjalmarson, who recorded Hetaerina titia in Wisconsin for the first time. 🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog 🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog

We’re already receiving abstracts! Join us at this DSA Meeting in Hot Springs, NC, in June. To present your work, please submit it to amiodonata@gmail.com by June 12. We look forward to seeing you there! www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/meetings

The DSA Annual Meeting is right around the corner, so I wanted to take a moment to share the editor's note from our most recent issue of ARGIA. If you're unsure whether your physicality would impact your ability to enjoy our meeting, give it a read and feel free to reach out anytime with questions.

Our favorite time of year is here! Get your social media and cameras ready. From June 13th to 21st, record as many species as possible. See you at the next Odolympics! Learn more at : www.odonatacentral.org/odolympics/ www.inaturalist.org/projects/odo... 2026

Call for / Solicitando para ARGIA 38(2) Deadline / Plazo:   20 May 2026 Theme / Tema:    odes interacting with the water / Odas interactuando con el agua Amanda Whispell, EIC ARGIA editor@dragonflysocietyamericas.org

Are you ready for our annual meeting? On June 6, we’ll gather at Chestnut Hall in Hot Springs to hear the keynote presentation by: Ed Lam, author of Dragonflies of North America, who has set a new standard for field guides. www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/hotsprings2026

Proposals are due soon for the Graduate Research Excellence Grants! This year the R. C. Lewontin Early Award and Rosemary Grant Advanced Award are both due on May 18. Be sure to review the application instructions and apply soon! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

Interested in your very own 2026 DSA Hot Springs, North Carolina t-shirt? You’re in luck. Illustrations of Ophiogomphus mainensis were created by 8th graders Ella and Abigail and Alex Foster, a former intern at PAGE. Buy it here: www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/dsa-2026-sto...

It's May, and the dragonflies are back! Read David Doyle's story about one of the #dragonflies we can always count on: Libellula pulchella, the Twelve-spotted Skimmer 🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog 🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog #SpeciesOfTheMonth

We would like to congratulate the winners of the DSA research program. Three grants have been awarded (listed in alphabetical order by last name): Araseli Elme Tumpay, Jaq Reed, and Yesenia M. Vega Sánchez. We hope this grant helps you complete your research!

🌿 Don’t miss the deadline! Submit your abstract or workshop proposal to the Joint NSO-GfÖ 2026 meeting and share your work alongside our exciting keynote speakers (pictured below). 📅 Deadline: 17 April vist.ly/4ydn6

Registration is now open! Join us for our annual meeting in Hot Springs, North Carolina! Find the full program, as well as pre- and post-meeting trips, on our website. www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/hotsprings2026

🙇 APPLICATIONS OPEN! We are now accepting applications for our Travel Awards and our Outstanding Paper by an Early Career Ecologist Award. Learn more and apply by clicking the link in bio! 🔗 📝 Outstanding Paper Award - due April 20 ✈️ Travel Award - due 5pm EST, May 1st

April is here, and with it comes a new #SpeciesoftheMonth! Join Ami Thompson on her challenging search for Somatochlora brevicincta! Helicopter rides, citizen science, and more in this new blog post! 🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog 🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog

Final call! Applications for this excellent fellowship opportunity close tomorrow. esa.org/programs/sci...

Ecological Society of America@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Applications open: We seek budding science communicators across the field! Fellows earn training, mentorship, a $3,000 stipend and plenty of support as they develop comms projects for U.S. National Park Service teams. Apply by 4/2! https://esa.org/programs/scip/fellowships/

ARGIA 38(1) is published: - Info about the field trips planned for the 2026 Annual Meeting. - The next Nymph Cove: Superfamily Coenagrionoidea. - Some fascinating new records. - Heaps of wonderful photos of eclosing odes. - and more! Amanda Whispell Editor-in-Chief of ARGIA

Join us for our DSA Annual Meeting in Hot Springs, North Carolina! We have workshops, presentations, and field trips planned. The main day is on June 27. We have pre- and post-meeting field trips from June 24 to 28. Registration will open soon! www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/hotsprings2026

The species of the month is here! Join Steven Lubahn on his quest to record more Odonata species in the state of Wisconsin. 🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog 🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog

The 2026 Ernst Mayr Award Competition is open! This is SSB's student talk award. Students selected to compete will deliver their talk during the virtual Evolution meetings May 20-22, 2026. Applications close April 15, 2026. For information on registration, see: www.systbio.org/ernst-mayr-a...

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