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Chasing Dragonflies: A Natural, Cultural, and Personal History is an engaging, beautifully illustrated introduction to these remarkable insects. Drawing on her experiences as a natural history instructor, dragonfly monitor, cancer survivor, grandmother, and steward, Crosby tells the stories of dragonflies: their roles in poetry and art, their fascinating sex life - unique within the animal kingdom - and their evolution from dark-water dwellers to denizens of the air. We follow Crosby and other citizen scientists into the prairies, wetlands, and woodlands of the Midwest, where they observe the environment and chronicle dragonfly populations and migration to decipher critical clues about our changing waterways and climate.
Woven throughout are personal stories: reflections on the author's cancer diagnosis and recovery, change, loss, aging, family, joy, and discovering what it means to be at home in the natural world. Crosby draws an intimate portrait of a landscape teeming with variety and mystery, one that deserves our attention and conservation. As warm as it is informative, this book will interest gardeners, readers of literary nonfiction, and anyone intrigued by transformation, whether in nature or our personal lives.
Contents
Prologue
1.Why Chase Dragonflies? All About Odonates
2. What's a Dragonfly, Anyway? An Anatomy Lesson
3. Embracing Change: Transformation
4. The Bachelor: Romance Along the Waterways
5. They Go Where? The Mysteries of Migration
6. So Many Dragonflies: So Little Time
7. Yin and Yang: Joy and Terror in the Wetlands
8. Dragonflies as Creative Muse: Insect-Inspired Art
9. A Fragile Flyer: The Hine's Emerald Dragonfly
10. The Girl With the Dragon(fly) Tattoo: More than Insects
11. Dragonfly Monitoring: The Thrill of the Chase
12. The Dragonfly Chasers: Much Ado About Odes
13. Experiencing Dragonfly Magic for Yourself: Putting Your Knowledge to Work
14. Fostering the Dragonfly "Bug" in Kids: Sharing the Love
15. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? The Dragonfly-Friendly Garden
16. Ode Addiction: A Cautionary Tale
17. Chasing Dragonflies: On Paying Attention
Epilogue
Resources
For Further Discover
Acknowledgments
