Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Pacific Northwest

Magnificent predators, aerial acrobats, and exquisitely beautiful, dragonflies have existed on the earth for 330 million years, making them older than dinosaurs! In this fun program filled with beautiful images and videos, we will explore their world.

Who are they? What is their unique physiology that enables them to be the world’s most successful predator? Why are they critically important to our survival? Meet every one of them that inhabits the Pacific Northwest. And so much more!

Resources

Dragonflies Q&A Guide   Ann Cooper, Stockpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA  2014

Dragonflies & Damselflies of the Willamette Valley, Oregon   Streve Gordon, Cary Kerst,  Crane Dance Publications, Eugene, OR 2002

Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West,   Dennis Paulson Princeton University Press 2009

WINGS: Essays on Invertebrate Conservation  Fall 2017  The Xerxes Society, Portland, OR