If a dragonfly lands on you, it's easy to feel like you've received a message. But what are these creatures trying to say?

Male dragonflies are known to engage in mid-air “dogfights” to defend their breeding territory, using different maneuvers ...

July is many things in nature. The weather is hot with frequent thunder showers. It is the month of getting garden produce while berries ripen in the wild: strawberries, raspberries, ...

Dragonflies are nature's efficient hunters, consuming many mosquitoes daily. These insects also prey on mosquito larvae, ...

Long before birds ruled the skies, the dragonfly evolved a hunting strategy so effective that it still outperforms most ...

Dragonflies are ideal hunting machines. More than 80 percent of their brain is used for processing visual information, and it is believed that some species can see objects up to 30 feet away and ...

The number that stops engineers cold 95% prey-capture success rate. That is what researchers at Harvard's Concord Field ...

Mosquitoes can quickly spoil an outdoor summer evening, but attracting dragonflies and damselflies to your yard can help keep them in check, as these insects feast on mosquitoes. While DIY solutions ...

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 ...

The findings add to current knowledge of how insects fly and keep stable in the air. They could also help to inspire new designs in small aerial vehicles like drones, which can be useful for ...

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 ...