So for this one, I’ll mention their nymph stage. For the dragonflies that can live up to a decade (or even 12 years). They spend most of this as a nymph. There’s legitimately no shortage of interesting adaptations in this stage. Dragonfly Sing Me A Song Of A Lass That Is Gone Say Could. That Lass Be I Merry Of Soul She Sailed On A Dad Over The Sea Skye Shirt. They can suck water into their butt, then expel it quickly, which allows them to jet short distances through the water. They have a unique physiologic aid in catching food too: a lower lip. Basically imagine a pincer along the bottom of their head that can reach out to about the length of their body, impale prey, and bring it back. Suffice to say, they’re often top predators even in this stage, eating other insects in addition to small fish and tadpoles.

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Thanks for the dragonfly facts! Isn’t the high prey capture rate mainly due to the fact. That they approach below and behind the prey (flies mostly, if I recall correctly). So that they are in the preys blind spot? I remember following a course where a big topic was evasive maneuvers of flies. And he mentioned that a prey animal. Like the dragonfly can basically negate all of the fly’s evasive maneuvers. By just approaching them in their blind spot and that’s why they’re one of the most effective predators. Please educate me if I’m wrong though. Dragonfly Sing Me A Song Of A Lass That Is Gone Say Could That Lass Be I Merry Of Soul She Sailed On A Dad Over The Sea Skye Shirt. They have very strong mandibles, especially the larger ones. And use them to crush right through prey exoskeletons.

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I’m giving you probably the least fun fact out of the bunch. So I’m sorry. Like cats, dragonflies have spiked penises (not all species, but some). And Dragonfly Sing Me A Song Of A Lass That Is Gone Say Could That Lass Be I Merry Of Soul She Sailed On A Dad Over The Sea Skye Shirt. In addition, unlike damselflies, dragonflies contests usually involve males trying to kill each other in order to obtain territory and thus a chance at reproducing. It ended with a smaller blue dragonfly. Where it very quickly died. I retrieved him with a net and still have him! I might try relaxing him so I can make a nicer display.

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