Thirty years ago, students from the Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary School in Aniak were among those who held a statewide election to declare an insect that best represented Alaska. Their school’s ...

Don't worry if you see a dragonfly. Our experts reveal what foods dragonflies eat and if dragonflies will bite or sting you.

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The consistent rain in July brought back a familiar summertime pest: mosquitoes. But it also spawned swarms of a helpful insect to control them. Pesky mosquitoes and flies are ...

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 ...

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 ...

What is the spiritual meaning of a dragonfly? As is the case with many animals, symbolism around dragonflies changes across countries, cultures and centuries. Once seen in Europe, in places like ...

The halloween pennant dragonfly boasts distinct, brightly colored wings. How do dragonflies eat? Explore dragonflies life cycle and fantasies behind these fascinating insects, and learn how to attract ...

Vanessa Alarcon saw them while working at an antiwar rally in Lafayette Square last month. "I heard someone say, 'Oh my god, look at those,' " the college senior from New York recalled. "I look up and ...

For more than 150 years, scientists have been incorrectly classifying a group of fossil insects as damselflies, the familiar cousins of dragonflies that flit around wetlands eating mosquitoes. While ...