The color of dragonfly communities reacts to seasonal variation in solar radiation. Over the last 30 years, however, this color pattern has changed—probably as a result of climate change. In a new ...
As the planet warms, a study found that male dragonflies are losing a crucial feature they typically use to attract female mates: the ornate black patterns on their wings. The new research published ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A dragonfly finds a place to rest and escape the mid-day sun near Phinizy Swamp on Friday afternoon, June 10, 2011. Dragonflies ...
Imagine you’re a fruit fly by the pond on a sunny day, whirring along searching for food or other flies. Suddenly, you’re ...
A global assessment of more than 6,000 dragonfly and damselfly species shows that 16% are at risk of extinction. The main threats to these insects are the human destruction of their wetland habitats, ...
A trio of biologists at the University of Colorado has found that dragonflies that cover themselves in a waxy coating fare better as the climate grows warmer and drier in regions where they live. In ...
Tiny Red Dragonflies Returned to a Protected Wetland and the Sight Is Reminding People What Rare Really Means ...
Some male dragonflies have a waxy coat that keeps them cool while pursuing mates and may also help the insects shrug off a warming climate. U.S. dragonfly species that produce the special wax are ...
UC Davis researchers are using high-speed cameras to follow how dragonflies catch prey in flight. (Photo of blue dasher dragonfly by Getty Images) Despite their small size, dragonflies are arguably ...
SAIJO, Ehime -- The scarlet dwarf, known as Japan's smallest dragonfly species, has begun appearing in a wetland in this ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scarlet bluet, a species of damselfly first recorded in the province in 2016, has been getting along well in southwest New ...