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Dragonflies

Dragonflies are valuable predators that eat mosquitoes, and other small insects like flies, bees, ants, and butterflies. They are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands.

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What is the larvae of a dragonfly called?

the larva of a dragonfly is called a nymph, It also lives in water, the dragonfly lives over a pond to catch small bugs.

What does a purple dragonfly tattoo symbolize?

Purple is a color of royalty. Dragonflies symbolize good luck. A purple dragonfly tattoo is therefore a very good tattoo to have.

What flying insect has red legs like a daddy long legs and a thin long stripey body a bit like a wasp?

A flying ant can have a black body with red legs. The flying ant is a mature male or queen female. The ants have wings to fly away from the colony for the purpose of making a new colony. The queen will remove her own wings, and the wings of the male after mating.

Does dragonfly resemble it parents?

Yes because it only has three stages in the life cycle

What is the adult size of a dragonfly insect?

Any dragonfly you see is already an adult. The juvenile forms have no resemblance to the adult form.

Spiritual meaning for red dragon?

The red dragon characterizes desire, passion, fire and rage. They are symbolized to eat darkness and turn it into light, and feed off of energy.

Who were the ancestors of dragonflies?

The ancestors to the dragonflies was the Protondonata. These were the 1st winged insects on Earth and the earliest form of dragonflies.

Are butterflies decomposers?

No they are consumers. Consumers consume other organisms for food. An example of a consumer is a bear. Bears consume organisms like berries and meat. An example of a decomposer is mold growing on bread.

What is the dragonfly's buccal apparatus?

its a moth taht they aet out off :D teehee

Can you save dragonflies wet wings?

Yes, do not try to separate them with your fingers or nails...just lightly blow on their wings they will eventually unstick!

What kind of Dragonfly or bug if it isn't a dragonfly appears to have a brown body with wings that look like bars and at the end of each wing is a white tip?

It may be a Widow Skimmer dragonfly. An aggressive, but common dragonfly found around the edges of ponds and in marshy areas.

Do Dragonflies have legs?

Yes. Dragonflies have six legs as do all insects.

How old is Sparx the dragonfly?

Sparx was born on the same day as spyro. in spyro a new beginning and the eternal night spyro is 10 year old and so is Sparx but in dawn of he dragon it has been 3 year so know Sparx is 13 like Spyro

Do Dragonflies eat white mules ears?

No. Dragonflies eat other insects. A dragonfly near a mule may be hunting the flies that are attracted to it.

What kind of an insect has the same color as a wasp its body is thick thread like and has two sets of wings One near the head and one at the back More like a Chinook helicopter Almost an inch long?

Without knowing in what part of the world this was seen it is not possible to say exactly what species it is. But there is no insect I know of with two sets of wings that are not on the same thorax.

What I think you have seen is two insects mating, joined tail to tail, and I have seen pairs of insects fly in this configuration.

What do the Southern Hawker Dragonflies eat?

the southern hawker eat plants and some insects

How are cicadas different from dragonflies in the way they feed?

Cicadas use their mouth to suck sap from plants, dragonflies pursue insects in the air which they crush with their jaw.

Why are dragonflies called snake doctors?

We are currently house-hunting in the South, and our realtor said it's because dragonflies are often found where the venomous snakes are -- like in or around swamps. It's a term that I'd never heard before moving here. In other words, if you see a "snake doctor" buzzing around you in the South, watch your step!