I have to disagree with many people saying Dragonflies will fly away from your property or do not control the Mosquitoes. Also they do not need a permanent source of water to thrive in an area. I lived on a ranch in Waller, TX (a little to the NorthWest of Houston). Anytime of the day or night I went more than a couple of miles from the ranch I got eaten alive by Mosquitoes. On the ranch and other nearby ranches there were Dragonflies by the dozens. There was no permanent water anywhere in the area except a small ( 10' x 5') man made Goldfish pond in the yard of a house a mile away and they chlorinated it (which would kill any insect eggs or larvae). The only possible place for these Dragonflies to lay eggs and mature was the same places Mosquitoes had, stagnant water, like rain collected in old tires or elsewhere. I suspect like most species they adapt to their environment. If scientists give them ideal conditions they will take advantage by staying in the form, larvae, that enable them to live the longest life. If all they have are short term sources of water available they will mature quickly and reproduce and the eggs will remain dormant until water is available again.

I've had red, blue, gold dragonflies at, our creek in the country, near Marble Falls, Texas. I just saw a purple dragonfly at our creek, late this morning. It was so beautiful....I wished I had my camera but I didn't take it with me. I'll try to take a pic if it's still there...this afternoon!

no bugs this morning :). don't know anything about dragonflies, but was thinking it might have been using that plant as a resting/snoozing spot? probably just got caught out to late (got cold) and clung to anything handy.

Thats great! Are there any mosquitoes coming out yet? Usually the dragonflies will follow the mosquitoes but they will eat any bugs, even the good ones lol. I am always happy to see them though. We have had a few mosquitoes already and we have lots of dragonflies.