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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.
871 Questions
What is the name for a dragonfly lifecycle?
Incomplete metamorphosis. The larva just molts into the adult, without a cocoon phase like a butterfly would have.
What does seeing a dragonfly signify as an omen?
Some people believe that seeing a red dragonfly is an omen. They believe that it means a transformation of some type is about to occur.
YES, If given too much water or food. They can "spit" up there food. Usually from being handled after a large meal. They dont have the instinct to spit but they can spit up there food or water. Hoped this helped.
Do dragonflies get caught in cobwebs?
No, when dragonflies fly into a spider web, they simply play dead. If the spider does not notice, the dragonfly will eventually slide off of the web and into freedom.
What are those tiny black striped shrimp like flying insects swarming near the river in Mobile AL?
It could be a hummingbird moth.
According to a study published by National Geographic, the answer is yes.
Infromation about the Green clearwing dragonfly?
Green Clearwing can be found mostly by or in ponds. They love to stop and sit on mats of algae, duckweed, water lilies, and other flat, floating plants. They are mostly spotted in the summer months when the weather is warm in the Western Hemisphere.
What kind of vertebrate is a dragonfly?
A dragonfly is not a vertebrate at all. Dragonflies are insects which are classified as invertebrates.
An amphipterygid is a member of the Amphipterygidae, a family of damselflies in the order Odonata, consisting of around 12 species.
They exchange gases with the environment by pumping them through a complex system of tubes called tracheae. (Modern Biology Book)
Dragonflies breathe through a complicated structure of tubes (called tracheae and tracheoles) and air sacs. Oxygen is pulled into the body through openings in their abdomens called spiracles. Once the oxygen has been pulled in, the outer most vents close and the air is forced into increasingly smaller pipes known as tubules, until it reaches the required cells.
A large part of their diet is droppings from other roaches since they tend to stay close to the nest at first few instars.
no people do not hibernate.If we did you would be sleeping in winter
What is the only animal able to fly backwards?
Not only Hummingbirds. Dragonflies and Hoverflies can also fly backwards.
Are dragonflies attracted to iron such as rebar?
No, dragonflies are not attracted to iron or other metals.
Can someone be allergies to dragonfly?
yes my grandfather was so my family has a fear of the dragonfly because we didn't know it was possible to be allergic to them until him
Do dragonflies eat buds of newly planted fruit trees?
No. Dragonflies are purely carnivorous, they eat smaller insects.
