THIS handy manual should prove of material help in popularizing the study of British dragonflies. It is the first to appear on the subject since Lucas's handbook of 1900, which is expensive and now ...

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 ...

IT has long been recognized that the reproductive stages of different species of dragonflies tend to be restricted in incidence, each being characteristic of a given season. During the period 1950–53, ...

Researchers have discovered which species adult dragonflies and damselflies prey upon, as modern laboratory techniques have enabled the study of the insects' diet. In the study, prey DNA was extracted ...

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, ...