As one of the first-ever evolved winged insects, dragonflies have inhabited the earth for almost 300 million years. We ...

Dragonflies are beautiful, but they're also incredibly deadly, and have a seemingly endless appetite for other bugs that they ...

Dragonflies are a joy to watch as they hover, sprint, perch, chase each other and dart about – and also while they are ...

While you may be used to seeing a couple here and there, we’re hearing reports of yards with hundreds or even thousands of ...

As insects go, odonates -- dragonflies and damselflies -- are well-known. Worldwide, more than 6,000 species have been named. Yet, this one paper, the result of 15 years' work, has added 60 more ...

Nearly a fifth of dragonflies, insects that play a role in managing diseases by gobbling mosquito larvae, are at threat of extinction due to habitat destruction, the latest Red List of Threatened ...

Dragonflies, Beetles, Cicadas — What’s Not to Love? An entomologist at the American Museum of Natural History is helping choose the insects for a new permanent gallery. It’s a task she loves.

Dragonflies catch more than 95 per cent of the prey they target - making them the most accurate and deadly hunter. While predators themselves, they are food for lizards, birds, amphibians and fish.

Dragonflies perform upside-down backflips to right themselves, even when unconscious -- a discovery that might one day lead to better drones, a new study finds.

Another way dragonflies are inspiring smart solutions is on the molecular level. Forbes Dragonfly Wings Inspire This Colombian's Germ-Killing Materials By Andrew Wight ...