Can a dragonfly fly backwards

Answer 1

Can a dragonfly fly backwards? Good question.

Yes! They can fly backwards. They dart, dash, hover, spin, fly forward, fly sideways, spin around. There is a really great description of the four {yes, four} different flight mechanisms dragonflies employ in the Related Links below. Read, absorb, learn.

You can also see a dragonfly flying backwards at the related YouTube link "Dragonflies Defy Evolution" below. It is at time marker 1:40.

Answer 2

Ha well a "Dragonfly" can!

But if your talking about the mythical dragons, no. but there are different advantages they have like larger claws, and their ground features (Not wings) will enhance.

Answer 3

Western dragons are capable of flight thanks to a mixture of powerful wing muscles and hollow bones (like a bird). Eastern dragons use psychic energy to allow flight.

Answer 4

Yes they can (they can also do loops!)

Answer 5

Mythical dragons are often drawn with wings. Actual dragons, such as the Komodo Dragon, only fly caged in the cargo hold of airplanes.

Answer 6

Of course we can all walk backwards. Why wouldn't we be able to? It's such a ridiculous question. It's like asking "Can all humans start as babies?"

Answer 7

No. Dragons can't fly without wings, but most do have wings, and can fly. Some may have no wings, gor example the Chinese dragon, but I don't think they can fly.