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Dragonflies interaction with other invertebrates
Dragonflies interaction with other invertebrates
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Dragonflies interaction with other invertebrates
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In this thread anyone is welcomed to post accounts or even videos of dragonfly interactions with other invertebrates (e.g. dragonflies hunting or becoming prey themselves).
It is rare to actually spot a dragonfly (golden ringed dragonfly in the videos) kill a hornet as the letter is a dangerous opponent capable of killing the former as below: An european hornet killing a southern hawker.  *This image is copyright of its original author https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/post/robber-fly-and-dragonfly Robberflies are able to kill dragonflies twice their size. How do they capture a dragonfly faster than them? My 2 cents, probably when the dragonflies are warming up during early morning (thats how hornets prey on them) or when their wings are worn out due to fights with other dragonflies. This dragonfly is a common white tailed. +eating+a+Halictid+Bee.jpg) *This image is copyright of its original author Great blue skimmer eating Halictid Bee.  *This image is copyright of its original author Great blue skimmer dragonfly eating a large red wasp 
not posting about interaction but :
"The dragonfly symbolizes wisdom, change, transformation, light, and adaptability in life."  *This image is copyright of its original author The Australian emperor, one of Australia's biggest dragonflies. https://australian.museum/learn/animals/...n-emperor/
Females do not have blue eyes and are yellow-green in the areas that are blue on males. Both sexes can measure longer than 5 cm (2 inches), but wingspan is closer to 10 cm (4 inches). Wings are transparent.
www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Blue-Eyed-Darner *This image is copyright of its original author Blue eyed darners mating: male (blue), female (green), my two favourite colours in a dragonfly ?. |
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