Dragonflies, with their bulging eyes and vibrant colors, speed through the air on tissue-thin wings and hover over ponds, creeks and wet ditches. People once called dragonflies “adderbolts," meaning ...

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 ...

WEST PARK, N.Y. — “Damsels and Dragonflies,” a nature walk led by aquatic ecologist and photographer Frank Beres, will take place Saturday, July 13, according to an announcement. The walk will begin ...

A male scarlet bluet (left) has grabbed a female (right) by the back of the head and they are now in a position known as “tandem linkage.” PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON Credit: STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS This ...

I have known about ringed boghaunter for more than 20 years, and I have yet to see one in the wild. I’ve looked, but, like the ghosts for which they are named, they are incredibly difficult to find. I ...

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The halloween pennant dragonfly boasts distinct, brightly colored wings. How do dragonflies eat? Explore dragonflies life cycle and fantasies behind these fascinating insects, and learn how to attract ...

During late spring and early summer, dragonflies transform from water-dwelling larvae to the insects we see in the air. Last summer, a swarm of dragonflies descended on beachgoers at Misquamicut Beach ...

The night was cool after a recent hot day. Temperatures are in the mid-50s as I step from the house to walk to the lake in the early morning hours. Taking an access trail through the woods, I hear ...

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.

ESSEX nature enthusiasts enjoy learning about dragonflies at a beautiful nature park near Colchester. The Dragonfly ID workshop was hosted by Essex Wildlife Trust’s Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery ...