Globe Skimmer

TEDTalks: Charles Anderson Discovers Dragonflies that Cross Oceans

grrlscientist | January 5, 2010

tags: biology, zoology, insects, Dragonfly, Wandering Glider, Globe Skimmer, Pantala flavescens, migration, Maldives, India, TEDTalks, TED Talks, Charles Anderson, streaming video While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he carefully tracked the path of a plain, little dragonfly called the Globe Skimmer, Pantala flavescens, only to discover that it had the longest migratory journey of any insect in the world. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and…

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TEDTalks: Charles Anderson Discovers Dragonflies that Cross Oceans

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