(Crocothemis erythraea) — a dragonfly of Mediterranean origin — have become a fixture at Brussels ponds only in this past decade. Between July 1 and 9, ten individuals were logged patrolling the water margins, expanding their range northward alongside warming summer temperatures. Their arrival marks a shift in the region's dragonfly fauna.
and were hunting alongside them — a combination of odonates that would have been unthinkable in these waters a generation ago. The pond community is being reshaped by climate, and what once seemed like vagrant records are now becoming the established summer guild.
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