It’s that time of year again in the northern hemisphere – the time when the air begins to come alive with sudden unexpected bursts of dry, rasping, rapid wingbeats. The dragonflies are once again among us. Borne upon the air as if gravity was a purely fictional concept to them, these master hunters of the insect world are some of the most beloved – as well as, to those unfamiliar with them, some of the most misunderstood – of all the commonly known species.