Tag Archives: Dragonfly

What is the Difference Between Dragonflies and Damselflies?

Posted on December 8, 2020 by SciBugs

I get this question in person more than I see it online. So let’s break it down shall we? What are dragonflies and damselflies? How are they similar? How are they different? And take a deeper dive than you might … Continue reading →

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Is oxygen the reason insects were so big way back when?

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Polistes fuscatus

Written by Joe Ballenger I read a few things on the size of insects and the decrease of size from there ancestors to now are related to the oxygen levels from then to now. I was wondering if anyone has … Continue reading →

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