I have a pond and there are a number of dragonflies on the plants around it. They often hover over the water dipping their tails into the water. Are they harmful? N.D. Tulsa These insects are not ...

When summer heats up, I like to find some shade by the water. That’s where I find one of my favorite insects, the dragonfly. They seem fearless, landing on my leg or shoulder. They zip around ...

LANSING, Mich. — Move over monarch butterfly; a large and fast-moving dragonfly is also vying for designation as Michigan’s official state insect. A bill introduced this week in Lansing would ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Swarms of dragonflies were first reported in northeastern Ohio, including Lorain, Cuyahoga, Erie, Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull counties earlier in the week. Sightings of dragonflies circling ...

The Piper Super Cub is a nimble favorite of Alaska bush pilots who land on and take off from gravel bars and mountaintops. Engineers who designed the plane in the 1940s found a simple model that still ...

In this episode of Big Ideas from the team behind Deep Look, Niba explores how insects actually see the world — from the ...

A tandem pair of Common Green Darners (Anax junius) laying eggs. © Dennis Paulson. Find out more about Dragonfly Monitoring and other great citizen science projects ...

Spider webs, ant strength and dragonfly flights? The DoSeum’s Bug Squad is bringing hands-on spring break fun to San Antonio.