dragonfly
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Rare dragonflies were sighted on various bogland ecosystems, including this female Scare Chaser dragonfly at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
He’s started dressing in oversized designer T-shirts, massive shearling coats, and a slim suit with dragonflies on it—with matching dragonfly shoes.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2024
He’s using plain old minnows in his pond for now to deter mosquitoes because he was worried that dragonfly larvae would eat his tiny fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
These conditions preserved fossils in incredible detail, capturing delicate structures like dragonfly wings and even a dinosaur feather.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
Frightened and bewildered, she stood biting her lip while Will did as his father told him, his face close up to the knifepoint in the paling dragonfly light.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
The centre includes dipping ponds filled with aquatic life and dragonflies.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Koparde says that the evolutionary biology of dragonflies and damselflies in the Western Ghats is particularly interesting because of the manner in which the region was formed.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Meanwhile, more visually appealing insect groups such as butterflies and dragonflies receive a disproportionate share of conservation protections.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026
Red and blue dragonflies buzzed about our heads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
He also learned to use the stems of foxtail grass to spear grasshoppers, longheaded locusts, and dragonflies, which he roasted over a fire in late summer and autumn.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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