Megalagrion pacificum is an endangered damselfly found on Maui. Evolving over 20 million years of isolation, these native damselflies and dragonflies are threatened by habitat loss and introduced ...

Perched on the edge of a leaf, this damselfly takes a moment to gather his thoughts. The fly becomes beautifully animated in this humorous pose as he scratches his head and the concentration can be ...

Chris Romo took this photo in late summer of what appears to be a nearly emerged familiar bluet damselfly (Enallagma civile).

Dragonflies and damselflies may look alike, but these expert hunters have distinct strategies. Dragonflies rule the open skies, while damselflies hover like tiny helicopters through dense vegetation.

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - In a race against the “extinction clock,” scientists are reintroducing native damselflies into the wild on Oahu’s North Shore. A small platoon of biologists have ...

The vivid dancer damselfly is a blue insect with transparent wings that "appear silver when rapidly beating in the sunlight." A bug with the Nevada colors of silver and blue might seem like a natural ...

With captive rearing techniques improving over time, scientists estimate they’ve released nearly 4,500 damselflies near Dillingham Airfield. A damselfly, the smaller relative of the dragonfly, was ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." Dragonflies and ...

Thanks to the fourth- graders at Beatty Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada has the beautiful Vivid Dancer Damselfly as its official state insect, not the ugly “mosquito” or “barfly” that state ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Damselflies are the demure relatives of dragonflies, those brash mosquito eaters of ponds and ...

Rustic tiny homes hold a certain appeal for those who want to experience the beauty of country life. With tiny mobile living transitioning from novelty to commonplace over the last few years, it is ...