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Data from citizen scientists, who recorded the first adults of the season, suggest that green darners do not leave the safety of their ponds until temperatures reach 48 degrees.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2018
Each spring and fall, large dragonflies called green darners fly across North America.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2018
May has seen a migrating swarm of green darners only once in his 40-plus-year career as an entomologist.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2018
Unlike monarch butterflies and songbirds, whose long-distance migrations draw crowds, green darners are inconspicuous travelers.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2018
Some of the most expert darners simply hold the net loosely in their hands and copy the design by eye alone.
From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.
