John & Gaby's adventures beyond the ultraworld The name WanderGlider was inspired by the dragonfly species "Wandering Glider" (Pantala Flavescens). This species make an annual multigenerational journey of some 18,000 km (about 11,200 miles); to complete migration, individual Wandering Gliders fly more than 6,000km ( 3,730 miles) - one of the farthest known migrations of all inset species.