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Not exactly. The adults are terrestrial but their young, called nymphs, are aquatic.
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What do baby dragonflies do?
small aquatic insects
What do babies dragonflies eat?
small aquatic insects
Do dragonflies eat aquatic insects?
Dragonfly nymphs eat aquatic insects, though large ones may also prey on tadpoles and small fish. Adult dragonflies eat other flying insects.
Are dragonflies harmful to the environment?
No, dragonflies are not harmful to the environment. In fact, they are beneficial insects as they help control populations of mosquitoes and other flying insects. Dragonflies are also important pollinators and indicators of the overall health of aquatic ecosystems.
What has the author James G Needham written?
James G. Needham has written: 'The Odonata of Chile' -- subject(s): Neuroptera, Dragonflies 'Aquatic insects in New York State' -- subject(s): Insects, Aquatic insects 'The dragon-flies (Odonata) of Illinois, with descriptions of the immature stages' -- subject(s): Odonata 'A manual of the dragonflies of North America (Anisoptera)' -- subject(s): Insects, Dragonflies 'Directions for collecting and rearing dragon flies, stone flies, and may flies' -- subject(s): Entomology, Neuroptera 'May flies and midges of New York' -- subject(s): Insects, Mayflies, Aquatic insects, Diptera 'The animal world' -- subject(s): Zoology 'Reports on aquatic insects' -- subject(s): Aquatic insects 'Neotropical mayflies' -- subject(s): Mayflies
What are dragonflies favorite food?
Dragonflies mainly eat other insects. Smaller dragonfly nymphs eat aquatic insects and tadpoles and possibly even smaller fish if they're larger. Adult dragonflies eat gnats, mayflies, flies, mosquitoes and other small flying insects. Occasionally they will also eat moths, bees, and butterflies.
Do dragonflies bury their eggs in the soil?
No. Dragonflies in water or on aquatic plants.
Do dragon flys eat leaves?
No, dragonflies do not eat leaves. Dragonflies, which are of the order of insects called Odonata, are strictly predatorial. They feed on other insects in both their nymphal (aquatic) stage and their adult stage, and have even been known to consume small minnows and crawfish in their nymphal stage.
How are baby dragonflies diffrent from the adult dragonflies?
Young dragonflies, called naiads, are flightless and aquatic. They feed on aquatic invertebrates, with the larger naiads occasionally eating small fish and tadpoles.
Are dragonflies invertebrates?
Yes, dragonflies are insects, and thus invertebrates.
Will dragonflies eat leaves?
Dragonflies only eat other insects.
Do Dragonflies have legs?
Yes. Dragonflies have six legs as do all insects.
