For more than 20 years, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied the common bluetail damselfly. Females occur in three different color forms—one with a male-like appearance, something ...

A damselfly species that came to the UK from Europe poses a minimal risk to native damselflies and dragonflies, new research shows. The new study—by the University of Exeter and the UK Centre for ...

A global assessment of more than 6,000 dragonfly and damselfly species shows that 16% are at risk of extinction. The main threats to these insects are the human destruction of their wetland habitats, ...

A new species of damselfly, named the Agasthyamalai Bambootail, has been discovered in the Western Ghats of Kerala. This vibrant blue-marked insect, genetically distinct from its closest relative, ...

Perched on the edge of a leaf, this damselfly takes a minute to gather its thoughts. A damsel in distress? Maybe this fly is just feeling blue… (Picture: Leonid Lomako/Caters) But the second he ...

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 ...