Dragonflies are widely considered the most efficient hunter in the animal kingdom, with some studies reporting a success rate ...

Damselflies don't sound like they'd do anything as dramatic as invading anywhere, and the dainty damselfly sounds like it would do so least of all. But that's what's happening in southern England ...

As summer heats up, we begin seeing more insects. Some are pesky, such as mosquitoes and flies. Some are beautiful and ...

Damselflies are more slender than a dragonfly. Damselflies, as the name might suggest, are generally smaller, more slender, and appear more delicate in flight than their stout-bodied cousins, the ...

Damselflies have uniformly sized wings and a prominent gap between their eyes, resembling a hammerhead shark, Heist said. "Dragons fly a little bit more confidently," he said.

Virginia Brown, a conservation biologist and author of “Dragonflies and Damselflies of Rhode Island,” did an inventory at Booth Pond about 20 years ago and documented more than 50 species of ...

Adult dragonflies and damselflies live anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, while the nymphal stage can last from several months to several years, depending on the species. To date, 164 ...

Dragonflies and damselflies belong to the taxonomic order Odonata, meaning “toothed one” in Greek – a reference to their serrated mandibles.

These damselflies, two out of just three members of a genus unique to Africa, are relicts, possessing bodily features — especially in the larval stage — that are very different from other ...

Dragonflies and damselflies belong to the taxonomic order Odonata, meaning “toothed one” in Greek – a reference to their serrated mandibles.

This is a good area to get giant helicopter damselflies. They'll usually perch just above our eyeline. She's hoping to find species to help fill in the dragonfly tree of life.

BUGfest is back at the Natural History Museum of Utah on August 10 and 11, 2024.. The theme this year is the damselfly, offering attendees the chance to learn all about damselflies, dragonflies ...