This is what I did find out about Dragonflies
How long do they live?
As flying adults, dragonflies live only a few weeks,
As flying adults, dragonflies live only a few weeks,
but if you include their underwater stage as nymph,
their
lives span from 1 summer up to 3 years.
What do they eat?
Adult flying dragonflies eat other smaller
Adult flying dragonflies eat other smaller
flying insects, esp. mosquitoes and gnats.
Nymphs eat other underwater
life forms such as mosquito larva.
Larger nymphs can and will eat pollywogs and
small fish.
Where do they go in the winter?
Adult dragonflies die of old age as winter approaches,
Adult dragonflies die of old age as winter approaches,
but nymphs from spring,
summer
and fall laid eggs are still maturing underwater.
How many kinds are there?
On Earth there are over 5,400 species
On Earth there are over 5,400 species
of dragonflies and damselflies.
In the USA and Canada there
are 435 species altogether.
New species are still being discovered, even here in
the USA.
Do they bite or sting?
Dragonflies do not have stingers and cannot sting!
Dragonflies do not have stingers and cannot sting!
Since they have a mouth,
they can bite, but they bite
prey,
not humans, unless handled roughly.
Their bite would be like a hard pinch.
Can they darn your lips closed?
Of course not!
Of course not!
An old folk tale said that if you told lies
a dragonfly would darn your lips
closed.
However, there are other bad consequences
that befall those who tell
lies!
Were they really here when dinosaurs were on Earth?
Yes! Dragonflies have existed for over 300 million years!
Yes! Dragonflies have existed for over 300 million years!
In fact, they
were here before the dinosaurs,
and are among the most ancient creatures
still
populating our planet Earth.
~ JC ~
2 comments:
Amazing facts! Thank you.
I love to learn new things! Thank you, my friend!
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