Outdoor Radio: A Migrating Species Of Dragonflies, The Wandering

Outdoor Radio: A Migrating Species Of Dragonflies, The Wandering Glider

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Many people don't think about insects, like dragonflies, as migratory. Most of Vermont's 101 dragonfly species stay through the winter but the Wandering Glider leaves with the changing of the season. This species can be found on every continent, except Antartica. In England they are called "Wandering Globetrotters."

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