Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the National Weather Service’s Cleveland location tweeted out a video in September showing some huge clouds of purple, teal, ...

Dragonflies are in the Order Odonata. Odon is the Greek word for tooth. Dragonflies don't have true teeth but they do have extremely large, strong mandibles with sharply-pointed tooth-like serrations.

How many insects can boast their own international organization? That is the case for dragonflies and damselflies, both members of the order Odonata (meaning “toothed” — the dragonfly has serrated ...

Q. My son and I saw a lot of dragonflies while fishing at a pond near our home. He asked if dragonflies could hurt you. I'd never thought about it. Are dragonflies harmful to humans? A. Not unless you ...

Among all creatures great and small, come dragonflies — which are small but also great. They chow down mosquitoes. Lots of mosquitoes. They not only eat mosquitoes that bite our hands or fly around ...

Dragonflies are ancient predators, helpful for humans. They eat mosquitoes and flies. Dragonfly nymphs live in water before becoming adults. They thrive near water bodies. Males guard territories to ...

If you’re near a pond, stream, or marsh on a warm day, you may notice quick-flying insects skimming across the water or swooping and darting through the air. When they alight, you may be dazzled by ...

WELLS — Since 1976, dragonflies from the Wells Chamber of Commerce have patrolled the skies in Wells and the surrounding towns. The program was started as an alternative to chemical spraying and has ...