New research outlines how the savvy blue dasher lives happily in storm drains and park ponds others flee. By Cara Giaimo As humans reshape environments, we drive away many creatures. A select few ...

New research from Case Western Reserve University in how dragonflies may adapt their wing color to temperature differences might explain color variation in other animals, from lions to birds. Further, ...

With dazzling blue iridescent wings, male morpho dragonflies should be hard to miss, but their wings are simultaneously capable of both spectacle and stealth. When viewed against a shining, watery ...

As one of the first-ever evolved winged insects, dragonflies have inhabited the earth for almost 300 million years. We instantly recognize these animals by their beautiful outer appearance and their ...

A common green darner appeared like magic along the side of a street in my neighborhood. The dragonfly gets its name from its green thorax, the part of the insect’s body that's attached to the wings.

Recent sightings of dragonfly swarms over Sri Lankan skies have sparked interest in the migration of this insect, one of wildlife’s most spectacular yet least-known movements. As cool weather beckons ...

New research in how dragonflies may adapt their wing color to temperature differences might explain color variation in other animals, from lions to birds. Further, the findings could also provide ...

But the research really took off in the summer of 2017 at the Case Western Reserve farm in Hunting Valley, Ohio, as Moore and Hathaway Brown high-school student Cassandra Lis chased down male ...