Dragonflies from the Arctic to the Tropics

Dragonflies From the Arctic to the Tropics
Tuesday, May 20, 7-8:30pm ET (online only)
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Ware, American Museum of Natural History
Dragonflies, damselflies and their ancestors were among the first creatures fly—before birds, bats or pterosaurs. On May 20, explore the origins of the Odonata insects with Dr. Jessica Ware, an entomologist at the American Museum of Natural History. Using a large genomic dataset, scientists are unlocking their evolutionary history. By studying the tree of life of Odonata, scientists are beginning to understand how flight first evolved in these enigmatic insects.

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