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 ...

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 ...

Depending on what hemisphere you are playing in, these are the times of year that the Red Dragonfly can be caught. As long as you are playing in the respective months, the Red Dragonfly can be found ...

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, ...

Insects first took to the skies about 350 million years ago, some 200 million years before birds first flapped their wings. By the end of the Carboniferous period, 300 million years ago, some flying ...

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 ...

“It’s like an invasion!” a woman giggled as she lowered her head and launched her bike through a swarm of dragonflies on the lakefront trail. These large-eyed insects with nearly 4-inch wingspans flew ...

In all the world, there may be no bitty beastie more revered than the dragonfly. Sure, bees and butterflies are beloved, and ladybugs and lightning bugs lionized, but the iridescent insect with the ...