Unknown to many, dragonflies are the most effective hunters of mosquitoes on the planet. Yet humans still rely too much on ...
Their enhanced visual field and ability to detect movement help insects avoid predators and catch their prey. These sections come from an area on the top of the dragonfly’s eye called the functional ...
The mating ritual of the moorland hawker dragonfly—common around the ponds ... immobile state in an effort to discourage or ambush a predator is known as tonic immobility, death feigning ...