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 ...

CARSON CITY -- The vivid dancer damselfly quickly won approval Monday from the Assembly Government Affairs Committee as it continues on its flight to become Nevada's state insect. The blue and silver ...

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 ...

This little insect looks very similar to a dragonfly, but it isn't. It is a damselfly. There are many different kinds and colors of damselflies in the world. Most of them are much smaller than ...

Before a male damselfly hot-headedly enters into a duel of aerial sparring, it first works out its strategy. It gives its opponent's wings a once-over to assess its strength, knowing that more ...

When the damselfly reappeared in France in 2009 after a 133-year absence, it was considered a small miracle. But the dragonfly's smaller cousin hasn't been seen in four years, sparking fresh fears it ...

For over 20 years, a research team has studied the common bluetail damselfly. Females occur in three different color forms -- one with a male-like appearance, something that protects them from mating ...

Damselflies. Both the name and the appearance of these insects seem to imply delicacy. Don’t believe it. All their lives, from aquatic nymph to aeronautic adult, they are relentless, efficient ...

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 ...

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 ...