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