About this episode
Alie Ward discusses dragonflies with expert Dr. Jessica Ware, covering their characteristics and history.
They’re acrobatic fliers with long bodies and veined wings and their babies breathe through their butts: dragonflies. Let’s get into the difference between a damselfly and dragonfly, how fast they dart around, how big they were in the age of the dinosaurs, and lots more with scholar, American Museum of Natural History curator, and dragonfly expert: Dr. Jessica Ware.
People in this episode
Host: Alie Ward
Guest: Jessica Ware
Topics covered
- dragonflies
- damselflies
- insects
- natural history
- paleontology
Keywords
- dragonflies
- damselflies
- insect flight
- natural history
- paleontology
- Jessica Ware
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American Museum of Natural History
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