Dragonflies

Pick any scene from the drama of life on earth: birth, growth, courtship, migration, subterfuge, betrayal, murder. Find them all expressed in the lives of dragonflies. Shakespeare could write the script on these predators.

Common Green Darner

Fying at a pond in your own backyard or among hawks past a mountain, Common Green Darner is probably America's most cosmopolitan dragonfly. It is also a migrant. VCE is a partner is the most ambitous efforts to learn about the status and habits of migratory North American dragonflies. We're tracking Common Green Darners with help from volunteers and some novel chemistry. Learn more. »

Wandering Glider

Here's the albatross of insects. Actually, it gets around on its own power much farther than any bird. It's a world-traveling dragonfly called Wandering Glider. Having studied far-ranging Peregrine Falcons for so long, we're now bringing some of our skills to the conservation of insects on the move. Learn more. »