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All of these photos are by Father Francis Michael Stiteler, the Abbot of the monastery. The variety of these creatures on the monastery grounds is truly amazing. This is not a complete list by any means, and we will add others later.

G. vastus (cobra clubtail)	Hegenius brevistytus (dragon hunter)	Helocordulia selysii (Sely's sundragon)	L. auripennis (golden winged skimmer)
L. axilena (bar-winged skimmer)	L. cyanea (spangled skimmer)	L. deplanta (blue corporal)	L. flavida (yellow-sided skimmer)
L. incesta (slaty skimmer)	L. luctosa (widow skimmer)	L. pulchella (twelve-spotted skimmer)	L. semifacciatta (Painted skimmer)
L. vibrans (great blue skimmer)	M. illinoiesnsis (Georgia river cruiser)	P. hymenaea (spot -winged glider)	P. lydia (common white-tail)