After surveying 27 different areas, we found certain climates suited dragonflies more than others. Our data shows that dragonflies can be found more commonly in warmer, sunnier climates - there was a drastic decline in dragonfly sightings on days that were more cloudy/overcast, compared to days that had more sun. Dragonflies also seem to prefer areas near bodies of water, for instance, surveys near ponds or rivers yielded more dragonfly sightings. Further, we noticed that dragonfly behavior didn't vary drastically between different species. We did notice that Blue Dashers and Eastern Pondhawks were the most common species in the areas we studied. Perhaps because of their smaller size, these species of dragonflies seldom traveled alone. In fact, we observed these species flying in pairs almost as if they were waltzing in nearly every survey.
If we were to do this project again we would expand our observations. Rather than asking the question of how certain environmental conditions impact dragonfly appearance, we would focus more on how dragonfly population is affecting their environments biodiversity (the possible affects on plant and insect life nearby). Through this we would hope to get a clearer picture of where dragonflies fit in the ecosystem and their affects on organisms around them. We advise people who are interest in studying dragonflies to survey areas near a body of water when it's warmer and sunny, and focus on trees/plants and any flying insects nearby. However, you shouldn't limit your research to areas near body of water since dragonflies can have some present in prairie areas and even if they aren't present; this can help you determined the insect biodiversity in correlation to the present or absence of dragonflies.