Despite their innocent looks, and harmless alighting upon an extended finger, dragonflies are voracious carnivores! In fact, their insectivorous habits gave them the name odonata, which is Greek for “toothed”. Strange Lives of Familiar Insects claims a dragonfly can ingest their own body weight in 30 minutes. And I suppose cannibalism isn’t out of the question, as I have once sat and watched a darner devouring another dragonfly head first.
Fascinating post, William. We sometimes see gigantic dragonflies flying in large groups here, presumably hunting gnats and mosquitos. Good riddance! 🙂 Hope they like midges too! All the best! Cheryl
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Very nice William! Enjoyed seeing your images! Dragonflies are some of my favorite subjects!
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Fascinating post, William. We sometimes see gigantic dragonflies flying in large groups here, presumably hunting gnats and mosquitos. Good riddance! 🙂 Hope they like midges too! All the best! Cheryl
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