Male dragonflies are known to engage in mid-air “dogfights” to defend their breeding territory, using different maneuvers ...

Migration flights of dragonflies and damselflies crisscross much of our planet, new research reveals. Scientists from the universities of Exeter and Lund reviewed global evidence and found 100 ...

Researchers studying dragonflies have put together the most complete description of an insect wing sensory system ever recorded. The research team, led by Dr. Huai-Ti Lin, from Imperial's Department ...

Dragonflies are nature's efficient hunters, consuming many mosquitoes daily. These insects also prey on mosquito larvae, ...

A global assessment of more than 6,000 dragonfly and damselfly species shows that 16% are at risk of extinction. The main threats to these insects are the human destruction of their wetland habitats, ...

Researchers used transcriptomics (a type of gene sequencing) calibrated using information from the fossil record to create the first phylogenetic reconstruction of the insect order Odonata ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Long before birds ruled the skies, the dragonfly evolved a hunting strategy so effective ...

As the planet warms, a study found that male dragonflies are losing a crucial feature they typically use to attract female mates: the ornate black patterns on their wings. The new research published ...

Beachgoers in Westerly, Rhode Island, were subject to a scene that looked straight out of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”: Thousands of dragonflies descended on the beach, flying in from the water and ...

This month we have our questions answered by Jeff Fischer, president of the Minnesota Dragonfly Society. Jeff is also a University of Minnesota Extension Service Master Naturalist, a Wisconsin Master ...

Mosquitoes are out in full force this summer, but dragonflies are doing their part to keep their numbers down.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Videos of dragonflies swarming local beaches went viral on social media over the weekend, but that behavior isn’t unheard of for these insects, according to experts.