Sarah Nalley in the field (IMAGE)
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CU Denver PhD studet Sarah Nalley used 40 years of publicly available data and found “ornamented” dragonflies are disappearing from burned habitats and hotter regions across the U.S. Thermal imaging reveals that the dark melanin spots on their wings absorb heat faster, causing males to overheat.
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University of Colorado Denver, Paul Wedlake
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