Join me in pursuit of one of the coolest critters anywhere (but I seem to have an abundance of them here in NC) Dragonflies!

In this video I'm breaking down dragonfly flight with a highspeed camera. Dragonflies are some pretty incredible insects, and the way they fly (or more accurately the multiple ways they fly!) are fascinating. I hope you enjoy this journey to film, then understand, dragonfly flight in my backyard.

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Cool papers to read:
Capture Success and Efficiency of Dragonflies Pursuing Different Types of Prey (10.1093/icb/ict072)
Color vision and color formation in dragonflies (10.1016/j.cois.2016.05.014)
Why are wasps so intimidating: Field experiments on hunting dragonflies (Odonata: Aeshna grandis) (10.1006/anbe.2003.2225)
Eye movements and target fixation during dragonfly preyinterception flights (10.1007/s0035900702230)
Motion camouflage in dragonflies (10.1038/423604a)