Last summer, a swarm of dragonflies descended on beachgoers at Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island, causing some to flee the ...

the blue dasher. The state Dragonfly Project, launched by Sen. Stephanie Hansen, D-Middletown, in March, asked students and teachers to learn about and vote for one of six dragonfly species ...

They also have noticeable blue and green spots on their ... The life expectancy of a dragonfly varies depending on the species. Some live only for a few months, while others can live up to several ...

The blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis), a dragonfly of the skimmer family and the only species in the genus Pachydiplax, is very common and widely distributed from the top of North America down ...

David Gregg, executive director of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey, said the dragonfly species found in the swarm are common throughout New England. "They're primarily blue dashers," he said.

Most dragonfly species hunt during the day, when the Aedes mosquitoes are active. Dragonflies are commonly found around freshwater because they feed on mosquitoes and their larvae. Hopefully ...

While it certainly looked that way as the iridescent green, blue and red dragonflies darted ... alongside dozens of other Chicago-native dragonfly species in the spring, Lawrance said.

Stand close enough, and the dragonfly’s metallic green thorax gives way to a shimmering blue abdomen ... And, of the nearly 500 species of dragonfly, only a minuscule fraction of North American ...