They fly during the day and pollinate ... They were among one of the first winged insects to evolve, and some fossil ...

Here’s a clue – it looks like a dragonfly! Insects were the first animals that could fly. These dragonfly-like insects lived 300 million years ago. They had an enormous, 71-centimetre wingspan – ...

Scientists have long puzzled over how pterosaurs became the first vertebrates to master flight. Some pterosaur species, such as the Quetzalcoatlus ...

Iain H Leach Black darter: With a home in upland bogs, this species is in decline Dragonflies are fast-flying, four-winged insects with long bodies and large eyes. They were some of the first ...

Analysis - Scientists have long puzzled over how pterosaurs became the first vertebrates to master flight. Some pterosaur species, such as the Quetzalcoatlus were the largest known animals to ever ...

If you’ve ever watched a dragonfly zig and zag over a pond in search of dinner, you know how fast these gauzy-winged insects can move. In less than half the time it takes a human eye to blink, a ...

The species are among the largest flying insects, dating back to ... Last year, a Southern Migrant Hawker dragonfly was recorded at Saltholme for the first time. Claire Freeburn A sculpture ...