Updated: August 2, 2018 4:14:01 pm
Meet the dragonfly, nature’s flying machine!
Large dragonflies, like hawkers, have a maximum speed of 10-15 metres per second (22–34 mph) with an average cruising speed of about 4.5 metres per second (10 mph). Dragonflies can fly at 100 body-lengths per second, and three lengths per second backwards.
Did you know that dragonflies, which can slice through the air in a blur at super speeds, are older than dinosaurs? Or that there exists a cyborg-like genetically modified DragonflEye? To find out more, we asked environmentalist Sohail Madan, Centre Manager, Conservation Education Centre (CEC), Delhi to spill some beans at Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, which is co-hosting the Dragonfly Festival with WWF-India, from August 3 to September 1, 2018.
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