While the mosquito might be an obvious choice, dragonflies can stop on a dime at 35 miles an hour and even fly backward.

Dragonfly wings have a complex, rigid surface that is maintained by a network of veins. The subtle colors of this immature Black Meadowhawk are caused by sunlight reflecting off the not-quite ...

Technology Engineering To build a better dome, look to dragonfly wings Irregular, biomimetic architecture inspired by insects could make buildings stronger. Andrew Paul Oct 11, 2024 11:39 AM EDT ...

New research from Case Western Reserve University in how dragonflies may adapt their wing color to temperature differences might explain color variation in other animals, from lions to birds.

Rare images of light refracting through the wings of birds taken by Andrew Fusek Peters have also made the final of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2024.

The wings of adult morpho dragonflies show tiny respiratory channels that may support a complex of nanostructures that shine blue.

Paul Andrew Williams's feature debut was called London to Brighton (2006), but the British director has never been much interested in capital cities. His latest, Dragonfly, is another example of ...

Cynthia Summers, coming off of her second season with the series, reflects on the costume feats of season three, from the latex octopus dress to the magic dragonfly wings. “I hate to say it, but ...

A hungry panther chameleon snacks on a dragonfly after plucking it from the sky with its enormous tongue. The colourful lizard feasted on the winged insect as it was perched on a stick, in Batam ...

His photos show the iridescent cells of dragonfly wings, furry antennae and ice crystals forming on leaves, which were shot in the woods of London's Hampstead Heath.

Harris Corporation and Dragonfly Pictures have unveiled proposals for a wide-area surveillance network using a combination of ground-based sensors and the latter's DP-6 "Whisper" tandem-rotor ...