Colloquial names apart, the big question is.... Who designed the dragonfly?
I ask you, what sort of mind could conceive of a cross on a stick that flies, then make the stick-body metallic or furry; colouring it bright red, electric-blue or brown and adding a couple of balls for eyes! It’s the stuff of sci-fi spaceships or flying robots.
Dragon and damsel flies are mesmerising in their fragile beauty. One of nature…