Fun fact: The hexagon is the most common shape in nature. The hexagons in this image are in the eye of a dragonfly. Each hexagonal rod, called an ommatidium, contains major structures that have ...

7. Dragonflies Dragonflies possess a large field of vision with some species of dragonfly having more than 28,000 lenses per compound eye, a greater number than any other living creature.

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 ...

It is a short adulthood of feeding, sexual interaction, and egg deposition. When it emerges as an adult, a Hine's emerald dragonfly's eyes are brown, turning bright green within three days. FEEDING: ...

The Hine's emerald dragonfly, found in scattered locations throughout the Great Lakes region and Missouri, isn't anywhere near that size, but it's every bit as remarkable. Renowned for its aerobatic ...