dragonfly

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Insects like butterflies, bees and dragonflies are also highly imperiled, with 37% of U.S. bee species facing extinction.

From Seattle Times

Ornithopter aircraft flittering over the sands of the desert planet Arrakis like giant mechanical dragonflies.

From Seattle Times

The marvelous, intricate structures that we see around us—stars, planets, cathedrals, oaks, dragonflies, human beings—will vanish.

From Scientific American

So Williams would throw wherever he could find space, even on stray patches of knee-high grass infested with dragonflies.

From Washington Post

Species expanding their range include the emperor dragonfly, migrant hawker, ruddy darter, black-tailed skimmer and small red-eyed damselfly.

From BBC