dragonfly

Example Sentences

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As well as bees, they feed on dragonflies and other flying insects which they catch in mid-air.

From BBC

It’s home to ducks, chickens and numerous types of dragonflies.

From New York Times

“How did you find the tardigrades? How did you find the dragonflies?”

From Seattle Times

There may be schools of tiny fish near the surface, or dragonflies lingering just above, snowy egrets or other birds along the shore, or maybe sea birds diving for fish.

From Washington Times

To arrive at this conclusion, the scientists took high-speed, lowlight video of dragonflies, butterflies and moths flying around light bulbs both in the lab and in the cloud forests of Costa Rica.

From New York Times