Her obsession with dragonflies began with the Marshall fire that destroyed her home in 2021. Sarah Nalley, who did her undergraduate work in evolutionary biology, already planned to dedicate her ...
A study from the University of Colorado Denver has found that more frequent and intense wildfires and rising temperatures are having a disastrous effect on the mating habits of dragonflies. These ...
This week, we’re diving into the nitty-gritty of the life histories of dragonflies and damselflies (members of the taxonomic order Odonata) with a photo that perfectly conveys the mating process used ...
A male scarlet bluet (left) has grabbed a female (right) by the back of the head and they are now in a position known as “tandem linkage.” PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON Credit: STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS This ...