A warmer climate could put some damselflies in distress, as others get bigger and hungrier. Because of differences in hatching time, nymphs — the immature form of the insects — vary in size. Sometimes ...

If you’re near a pond, stream, or marsh on a warm day, you may notice quick-flying insects skimming across the water or swooping and darting through the air. When they alight, you may be dazzled by ...

What is the one order of insects that gives us a vast number of species which are found on virtually every pond and lake in New England, even newly created ponds, that fish (especially trout) readily ...

Damselflies are the demure relatives of dragonflies, those brash mosquito eaters of ponds and streams I wrote about a few weeks ago. However, the damselfly’s delicate appearance belies the fact that ...

Two elegant flying insects are similar enough that they’re confused for one another. I’m talking about the dragonfly and damselfly. Both insects belong to the Odonata order, with damselflies grouped ...

When damselflies flit above the top of the water and trout are feeding at the surface, you’ll see the tell-tale swirls. Now is when most fly-fishermen tie on a dry fly. But the damsel is most ...