Enter the dragons

Sir David Attenborough on why dragonflies and damselflies are miracles of nature

- HANNAH DAVIES, TESS LAMACRAFT, IAN MACEWAN

NEW NATURE

David Attenborough’s Dragons and Damsels Sunday, Sky Nature HD, 8pm

They have been around for 330 million years, witnessed the rise and fall of the dinosaurs, and exhibit behaviour as complex as that of many birds and mammals. Now, in a new wildlife documentary, Sir David Attenborough celebrates the small but perfectly formed world of dragonflies and damselflies.

Here, the 95-year-old naturalist explains what makes these creatures so fascinating…

Why have these ‘dragons and damsels’ survived for so long?