LANSING, Mich. — Move over monarch butterfly; a large and fast-moving dragonfly is also vying for designation as Michigan’s official state insect. A bill introduced this week in Lansing would ...

Last week I took this photo of a dragonfly that was buzzing in the grass near a pond. As I approached it and photographed it, I could see that it had caught its feet in a spider's web. There was no ...

Last summer, a swarm of dragonflies descended on beachgoers at Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island, causing some to flee the “apocalyptic” scene. The insects were seen at other beaches, too, like Bakers ...

A formidable mosquito hunter with tiger-striped wings has been named Australia's top insect for 2025. The graphic flutterer dragonfly (Rhyothemis graphiptera) captured more than a quarter of all votes ...

RIGHT HERE IN MILWAUKEE. SWARMS OF DRAGONFLIES. IT’S JUST A SWARM OF THEM. IT’S JUST LIKE, OH, AND I JUST WANT TO GET AWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. TAKING OVER MILWAUKEE’S SOUTH SHORE PARK. I DO GET A ...

When it comes to speed, the animal kingdom boasts plenty of record-breakers—but some of the most remarkable flyers belong to the tiniest of animals. While insects appear fragile, many can perform ...