dragonfly

The final section of amphibians, insects and fish, has: the Atlantic salmon, the basking shark, the buff-tailed bumblebee, the common frog, the Emperor dragonfly, and the marsh fritillary butterfly.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Beyond cephalopods, xanthommatin is also found in insects within the arthropod group, contributing to the brilliant orange and yellow hues of monarch butterfly wings and the bright reds seen in dragonfly bodies and fly eyes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025

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

When the adult insects emerged, they would be more like dragonflies than anything else, but they were not like any kind of dragonfly that the humans of Will’s world, or Lyra’s, would have seen before.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

A small fire on the reserve in June was extinguished using water from a pond created with cash from the Scottish government's nature restoration fund as a habitat for species like rare dragonflies.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

But up until now, the populations of dragonflies and damselflies in the region haven't been properly documented, he says.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Meanwhile, more visually appealing insect groups such as butterflies and dragonflies receive a disproportionate share of conservation protections.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026

In the summer of 2024, he proposed at Crater Lake, surrounded by a swarm of dragonflies.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025

A stream of dragonflies made for them at once, and the men faltered.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman