dragonfly
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He’s started dressing in oversized designer T-shirts, massive shearling coats, and a slim suit with dragonflies on it—with matching dragonfly shoes.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2024
He’s using plain old minnows in his pond for now to deter mosquitoes because he was worried that dragonfly larvae would eat his tiny fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
These conditions preserved fossils in incredible detail, capturing delicate structures like dragonfly wings and even a dinosaur feather.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
The dragonfly unexpectedly landed on the turtle's nose.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024
“Make for the top of the cliff,” said the dragonfly rider, “and give yourself up to the Africans. They’re your best hope.”
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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A new assessment of Britain's dragonflies and damselflies highlighted growing concerns about the future of some species.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
"Since the first trees were planted, there has been a spectacular increase in butterflies, dragonflies, and biodiversity in general," said the 43-year-old, who took over running the family's Cascina Oschina farm in 2012.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Koparde says that the evolutionary biology of dragonflies and damselflies in the Western Ghats is particularly interesting because of the manner in which the region was formed.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
A research team led by Professors Mitsumasa Koyanagi and Akihisa Terakita at OMU's Graduate School of Science identified a specific opsin in dragonflies that responds to light at around 720 nm.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2026
Sandy follows me across the swamp, down to where the dragonflies live.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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