dragonfly
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On eBay, it is possible to buy some of the most sought-after items - such as a mutated candy blossom tree or a dragonfly - for hundreds of pounds.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
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
They saw a Gallivespian, mounted on a dragonfly, diving to attack a flying machine whose human pilot tried to fight him off hand to hand.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
"You can see dragonflies, damselflies, and a range of wonderful butterflies in the grass."
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The centre includes dipping ponds filled with aquatic life and dragonflies.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
The scientists proposed that this heightened sensitivity helps dragonflies find mates.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2026
We see trees, greenery, flowers, strawberries, butterflies and dragonflies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Tialys and Salmakia were attending to their dragonflies, bringing them moths lassoed near the anbaric lamp over the oil drum outside, flies cut from spiderwebs, and water in a tin plate.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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