Move over, ladybugs. Delaware now has a state dragonfly: the blue dasher. The state Dragonfly Project, launched by Sen. Stephanie Hansen, D-Middletown, in March, asked students and teachers to ...

One such species of dragonfly that fits that bill is the Blue Dasher. The Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) is a medium-sized dragonfly that can achieve body lengths of 1¾ inches and a ...

Generally, shade to cool off, sunlight to warm up. This Blue Dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis) lifts his tail in the obelisk position and orients his body to face the sun in order to make ...

Scientists have a lot to learn from blue-dasher dragonflies, which are very small in size but arguably one of the most impressive predators in the animal kingdom. Able to catch up to 95% of their ...

UC Davis researchers are using high-speed cameras to follow how dragonflies catch prey in flight. (Photo of blue dasher dragonfly by Getty Images) Despite their small size, dragonflies are arguably ...

They’re medium in size, mostly the blue dasher species of dragonfly. Virginia Brown, author of "Dragonflies and Damselflies of Rhode Island,” says that dragonflies are highly mobile creatures.