With it's hairy legs, pincer like jaws and bulbous eyes you could be forgiven for thinking the 'beautiful demoiselle' (a kind of damselfly) is poorly named.
But it if you catch a glimpse of them or the banded demoiselle in flight you can appreciate why their genus name Calopteryx is derived from the Greek kalos meaning beautiful and ptery meaning winged.
Their large dark wings hovering over our woodland streams is truly a beautiful summer sight.
Well done to Oliver Smart of rspb-images.com for capturing this insect in such stunning detail.