If you’re near a pond, stream, or marsh on a warm day, you may notice quick-flying insects skimming across the water or swooping and darting through the air. When they alight, you may be dazzled by ...

If you’re near a pond, stream, or marsh on a warm day, you may notice quick-flying insects skimming across the water or swooping and darting through the air. When they alight, you may be dazzled by ...

The nymph of Somatochlora ensigera Martin is described from the exuviae of a reared male and female and a single nymph. The nymph of this species is morphologically similar to that of S. filosa but ...

Mosquitoes will have a banner breeding season due to rain-filled bayous and ponds, but so will their mortal enemy - dragonflies. Mosquitoes hatch from eggs laid in water and begin life as larvae, ...

How many insects can boast their own international organization? That is the case for dragonflies and damselflies, both members of the order Odonata (meaning “toothed” — the dragonfly has serrated ...

Among all creatures great and small, come dragonflies — which are small but also great. They chow down mosquitoes. Lots of mosquitoes. They not only eat mosquitoes that bite our hands or fly around ...

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 ...

Q. My son and I saw a lot of dragonflies while fishing at a pond near our home. He asked if dragonflies could hurt you. I'd never thought about it. Are dragonflies harmful to humans? A. Not unless you ...

Tennessen, K. J. and Louton, Jerry. 1984. "The true nymph of Gomphus (Gomphurus) crassus Hagen (Odonata: Gomphidae), with notes on adults." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 86 ...

The Wisconsin Dragonfly Society is a statewide organization that aims to educate people on the aquatic nature of dragonflies, by assisting in citizen science activities involving the insects, ...