Dragonflies Embark on an Epic, Multi-Generational Migration Each Year
WEBJan 9, 2019 · The green darner dragonfly, Anax junius, embarks on a rigorous, multi-generational migratory relay race up and down North America every year that largely goes unnoticed, according to a new study...
Smithsonian Scientists Unlock the Mystery of Dragonfly Migration
WEBDec 19, 2018 · Smithsonian scientists and partners have documented a dragonfly’s full life cycle for the first time, in compelling detail, and are the first to uncover migration data on any Western Hemisphere dragonfly species.
There’s a huge and hidden migration in North America — of …
WEBDec 21, 2018 · A dragonfly caught in northern latitudes might look like a local bug, but its wing isotopes reveal whether it is a migrant.
Three generations, thousands of miles: Scientists unlock the ... - UMBC:
WEBDec 19, 2018 · A new paper in Biology Letters describes a dragonfly’s full life cycle for the first time, in compelling detail. The researchers explain how the common green darner—a large, abundant dragonfly found across North America—takes three generations to complete its annual cycle.
How Dragonflies Make the Most Extraordinary Journey in Nature
WEBJun 28, 2022 · The globe skimmer dragonfly flies from India to Africa during its annual migration. Now researchers are beginning to understand some of the tricks that make this feat possible.
Dragonflies Make Epic Migrations, But Climate Change Could Foil ... - NRDC
WEBApr 18, 2019 · The great dragonfly migration has likely been taking place for many millennia. Each generation has a job to do and an itinerary to follow, and every step is tied to a specific temperature range.
Green darner dragonflies migrate a bit like monarch butterflies
WEBJan 7, 2019 · At least three generations make up the annual migration of common green darner dragonflies. The first generation emerges in the southern United States, Mexico and the Caribbean starting around...
How the globe skimmer migrates across the Indian Ocean
WEBNov 10, 2021 · The 5 cm long dragonflies possibly fly non-stop across the Indian Ocean from India to Africa, making it the world’s longest non-stop transoceanic migration. The dragonflies cannot cross the Indian Ocean without the …
Frontiers | Unraveling the World’s Longest Non-stop Migration: …
WEBThe migratory globe skimmer dragonfly (Pantala flavescens) is hypothesized to migrate from India across the Indian Ocean to East Africa in the autumn, with a subsequent generation thought to return to India from East Africa the following spring.
Long-Distance Migration of the Globe Skimmer Dragonfly to …
WEBNov 21, 2020 · The globe skimmer dragonfly, Pantala flavescens Fabricius (Odonata: Libellulidae), is a long-distance migrant, well adapted to exploiting ephemeral waterbodies. This species occurs in Japan every summer, but overwintering has only been recorded on subtropical Ishigaki Island.
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