Water-dipper, snake doctor, adderbold, and darning needle. What do all of these words have in common? They’re all different species names of the animal that we’re talking about this week. This is probably an animal you’ve seen flying around your backyard, and no matter how many times you’ve see them, it’s always amazing to watch them in flight. So, join Alex as we look at one of the most recognizable insects in the world: dragonflies.
“[Dragonflies] are such great flyers that some researchers are trying to mimic dragonfly flight in the production of drones that could be used for surveillance.“
Organizations
Sources
- Dragonflies: National Geographic
- Dragonfly: Britannica
- Tracking dragons: stable isotopes reveal the annual cycle of a long-distance migratory insect
- Dragonflies and Damselflies: A Natural History
- IUCN Red List: Dragonflies
- Introduction to the Odonata: Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Life Cycle And Biology
- Giant Darner Dragonfly
- Giant Petaltail
- Giant Petaltail (Petalura ingentissima)
- Hachou-tombo
- Elfin Skimmer
- Odonata: Who They Are and What They Have Done for Us Lately: Classification and Ecosystem Services of Dragonflies
- Riparian and in-channel habitat properties linked to dragonfly emergence
- Migratory Dragonfly Partnership
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