While the mosquito might be an obvious choice, dragonflies can stop on a dime at 35 miles an hour and even fly backward.

Volker Theurich / 500px / Getty Images. Dragonflies are flat-out terrifying if you're a gnat, mosquito, or other small bug. They don't simply chase down their prey; they snag them from the air ...

Dragonflies Are Masters of Flight That Start Life Underwater. Clip: Episode 3 | 7m 4s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Dragonfly expert Jessica Ware heads to Guyuna to sample dragonfly diversity.

Anyway, dragonfly decor is most definitely a thing. A friend of mine even has a beautiful, gold door knocker in the shape of one. Yup, there's a reason for all of this if you feel like having some ...

Blue Spirit Aero's insect-like hydrogen-powered Dragonfly is making its first appearance on the ground at the Paris air show, and the French start-up hopes that the aircraft will participate in flying ...

The Delaware state bug is the ladybug. The state butterfly is the tiger swallowtail. The state bird, of course, is the blue hen. Delaware doesn't have a state dragonfly, but that's about to change.