DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES

Introduction

A 15-minute introduction to the biology and life cycle of dragonflies and damselflies

Mating and Courtship

The unique anatomy, physiology and behavior of mating in dragonflies and damselflies

Egg Laying

Dragonflies and damselflies oviposit (lay eggs) in a variety of ways

Hatch, First Molt, Early Days

A ruby meadowhawk egg hatches to the prolarva and immediately molts to the true larva, or nymph

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AT FERMILAB

Improving Fermilab's Prairies: The Fall Seed Harvests

A description of prairie restoration activity at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and the role of the public fall seed harvests in improving the prairies

Fermilab Natural Areas

The extensive natural areas of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and the organization, Fermilab Natural Areas, that helps care for them.

TINY TALES

La Selva Leaf Cutter

A leaf cutter ant trims a fern, then wonders how to get down to the ground

Monarcas

Tourists marvel at monarch butterflies in Refugio El Rosario, Michoacan, Mexico

Wasps and Workers

Wasps and men toil in the afternoon at La Selva Biological Research Station, Costa Rica

Dance Classes

Dance practice in the plazas of Oaxaca, Mexico