Long before birds ruled the skies, the dragonfly evolved a hunting strategy so effective that it still outperforms most predators today.

The dragonfly may look harmless, but it is one of the most successful predators on Earth. With a hunting success rate of 95%, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some birds and insects can process visual information at more than 200 flashes per second, more than three times faster than ...

A tadpole of the Japanese tree frog Dryophytes leopardus whose orange tail was damaged by a predator attack (left), a dragonfly nymph of Anax nigrofasciatus, the predator that induces the orange tail ...

Dragonflies are spectacular insects in Texas aquatic gardens with over 150 species (of 3,000 living species worldwide) in this state. Originally called ‘Devil’s fly’ due to its large size, the name ...

This month we have our questions answered by Jeff Fischer, president of the Minnesota Dragonfly Society. Jeff is also a University of Minnesota Extension Service Master Naturalist, a Wisconsin Master ...

However, dragonflies are nymphs for most of their lives. Some species live as nymphs for up to two years, though this may be less depending on weather and light conditions. Dragonfly nymphs are ...

The number that stops engineers cold 95% prey-capture success rate. That is what researchers at Harvard's Concord Field ...