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The way that light is reflected off the yellow parts helps dragonflies differentiate between males and females, making finding a mate more efficient.

The extinct griffinfly had a wingspan of up to 70cm. Werner Kraus / Wikimedia, CC BY Insects first took to the skies about 350 million years ago, some 200 million years before birds first flapped ...

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