Kathy Biggs opened her front door and, in a rushed voice, announced, "Oh good, you're here! Hurry! There's a Green Darner at the pond, and if we're lucky you'll be able to see her." With that, Biggs ...

Dragonflies are spectacular insects in Texas aquatic gardens with over 150 species (of 3,000 living species worldwide) in this state. Originally called ‘Devil’s fly’ due to its large size, the name ...

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 ...

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.

Living a few miles from General Mitchell International Airport, Patrick McSweeney of Bay View commonly sees airborne activity. But Monday and Tuesday evenings he witnessed a fleet in the sky that ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The National Weather Service’s weather surveillance radar captured a massive migration of monarch butterflies and dragonflies flying over the central United States. The monarch ...

The globe skimmer dragonfly (Pantala flavescens) measures just 1 1/2 inches but can fly nonstop across oceans, according to research study published in the journal PLoS ONE. The pinkie-size dragonfly ...

Donald Lewis of Iowa State University's Department of Entomology wrote the following: Alert readers across Iowa and in neighboring states are asking, "Why are there are so many dragonflies this summer ...

Dragonflies are hard to miss. Big, fast, and buzzing over trout streams like little helicopters, they’re the opposite of subtle. If a trout can pick out a size 22 mayfly, it certainly isn’t blind to a ...

Dragonflies belong to the order Odonata, characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, and an elongated body. Those huge eyes give them incredible vision in almost ...