Today, we celebrate the dragonfly, the theme bug of this Saturday's BugFest at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences. The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences' BugFest is Saturday. The free festival, now in ...

Not only are dragonflies fun to watch, but they are also very beneficial to your yard! These small aerial predators eat all kinds of insects, including some of the more “bothersome” ones like ...

Dragonflies may look harmless, but they are among the most efficient predators ever measured. With nearly 360-degree vision, four independently controlled wings, and a brain wired to predict where ...

BUTTE CREEK CANYON — Growing up, Roger Lederer was told damselflies could bring good fortune when fishing. “Whenever I went fishing and a damselfly landed on my rod, it was called a lucky bug. So I ...

Though dragonflies may appear delicate, they are complex, ancient predators with fascinating characteristics. Despite the myths that portray them as large, scary bugs or even aggressive towards humans ...

At this time in August there are insects everywhere outside. But most, although certainly not all, of them get ignored because people generally don’t like insects. There are some, however, that people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With 360-degree vision, bright-colored bodies that sparkle jewel-like in the sun and acrobatic flight patterns reaching speeds of ...

Dragonfly expert Jessica Ware heads to Guyuna to sample dragonfly diversity. Dragonfly expert Jessica Ware is on a mission to understand the evolutionary history of dragonflies. Deep in the rainforest ...