Fire-belching dragonfly made from Royal Navy helicopter wows Glastonbury crowds

Fans at Glastonbury Festival had their "minds blown" by a new fire-belching dragonfly installation built from a former Royal Navy Sea King helicopter.

Some may grieve the loss of Glastonbury's famous Arcadia spider, but the new re-imagining of the flying insect wowed the crowds all weekend.

It turned a "weapon of destruction into a unifying symbol", according to the organisers.

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They said its design was inspired by the arrival of the first dragonfly and the Aboriginal First Nations of Australia, and the stage was opened each evening by a ceremony called Warraloo alongside Aboriginal representatives of the Wadjuk Noongar.

In May, the Arcadia arena organisers said about the Dragonfly: "As conflicts flare around the world, the transformational nature of the sculpture is a monument to hope.

"It celebrates possibility in epic style, inviting reflection on a changing climate and ways to navigate it through co-operation and the creative use of technology."

The main acts at Arcadia performed from Friday to Sunday, with Fatboy Slim opening the stage on Friday night.