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The purple skimmer hails from Florida, in the United States. They are a member of the skimmer family of dragonflies. These stealthy aerial hunters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, dams and other water management; land pollution, in the form […]

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The blue-winged helicopter dragonfly are touted as having the largest wingspan of any known dragonfly. They hail from Central America and South America. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, and logging, these giants are still […]

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The eastern pondhawk, aka common pondhawk, is a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. These dragonflies are native to the eastern 2/3 of the United States, as well as in Quebec and Ontario, Canada. They also inhabit Mexico, Central America, and South America. Due to their abundance in North America and […]

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There is something really cool about dragonflies. Most other flying insects bite, sting, or pester you. Dragonflies just seem to be in a class all their own. These insects have been around for hundreds of millions of years, seemingly unchanged, sans their reduction is size. They come in a variety […]

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