One of the most accurate indicators of the health of the natural world is the ecosystem itself. For decades, scientists have ...

The order Odonata, comprising dragonflies and damselflies, represents a group of insects whose diversity and dual aquatic‐terrestrial life cycle make them invaluable sentinels of environmental change.

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 ...

(CN) — A Europe-based wildlife conservation organization published a report Thursday that showed dragonflies and other freshwater-based species are threatened as wetlands continue to vanish across the ...

Anthony Leonardo is a neuroscientist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s research facility who has created an environment to track dragonflies’ neuron transmissions. This research will enable him to ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to designate habitat for the endangered Hine's emerald dragonfly after settling a lawsuit filed by five environmental groups ...

DESCRIPTION: Hine's emerald dragonflies have slender, metallic bodies with green, brown, or black coloring. Two distinct yellow lateral strips mark their thorax and fade into white as the dragonflies ...

Not only are dragonflies fun to watch, but they are also very beneficial to your yard! These small aerial predators eat all kinds of insects, including some of the more “bothersome” ones like ...