(CN) — A Europe-based wildlife conservation organization published a report Thursday that showed dragonflies and other freshwater-based species are threatened as wetlands continue to vanish across the ...

Among its fascinating attributes, the Common Green Darner has compound eyes containing more than 30,000 simple eyes. There have been swarms of dragonflies along the Lake Michigan shoreline in recent ...

Though dragonflies may appear delicate, they are complex, ancient predators with fascinating characteristics. Despite the myths that portray them as large, scary bugs or even aggressive towards humans ...

A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows that dragonflies are losing key features due to climate change. The study has established that global warming is causing ...

DESCRIPTION: Hine's emerald dragonflies have slender, metallic bodies with green, brown, or black coloring. Two distinct yellow lateral strips mark their thorax and fade into white as the dragonflies ...

The order Odonata, comprising dragonflies and damselflies, represents a group of insects whose diversity and dual aquatic‐terrestrial life cycle make them invaluable sentinels of environmental change.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NORTH SMITHFIELD – Booth Pond and the land surrounding the small, out-of-the-way body of water could have been swallowed up by ...

Anthony Leonardo is a neuroscientist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s research facility who has created an environment to track dragonflies’ neuron transmissions. This research will enable him to ...

Mahendra Singh Limbu was retracing his steps up the Mewa Khola in 2018 when he and fellow lepidopterist Karen Conniff saw what looked like a new species of dragonfly sunning itself on a leaf. It was a ...

Not only are dragonflies fun to watch, but they are also very beneficial to your yard! These small aerial predators eat all kinds of insects, including some of the more “bothersome” ones like ...