High-flying dragons: how the globe skimmer migrates across the Indian Ocean

Marine biologist Charles Anderson saw swarms of globe skimmer dragonflies landing at the Maldives during autumn, before they took off towards East Africa. Back in 2009, these observations led Anderson to an interesting proposal: the migratory globe skimmer dragonfly, which is only five centimetres long, flies seasonally from India to East Africa by crossing the … Continue reading High-flying dragons: how the globe skimmer migrates across the Indian Ocean