It has been known for some time that dragonfly wings possess antimicrobial properties, but attempts to gain a greater insight into the mechanism responsible for this have been hampered by the ...

Scientists undertook a study of dragonfly wings in order to better understand the relationship between a corrugated wing structure and vortex motions. They discovered that corrugated wings exhibit ...

One of the most striking features of dragonflies is their wings. Unlike most insects that flap their wings in unison, dragonflies have two pairs of wings that they can move either together or ...

An ancient ancestor’s visual system helps dragonflies and jewel wing damselflies capture prey in very different ways. By Veronique Greenwood Jewel wing damselflies live up to their names: They dart ...