The Dragonfly
Another insect we see traversing across the globe is the dragonfly. It’s also known as the wandering glider and has the longest insect migration in the world. The insect travels across continents and some travel across the ocean. It migrates between Africa, Asia, and North America, and takes advantage of the wind for the best route. Because it travels across the ocean, it faces detrimental weather at times.
It turns out that dragonflies are experiencing a large population crash. Michael Hallworth, who studied the dragonfly migration, said, “With climate change, we could see dragonflies migrating north earlier and staying later in the fall, which could alter their entire biology and life history.” This, in turn, is impacting their migration route (Smithsonian Mag).