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Blue Dasher

 

"Blue dashers are very aggressive predators and will eat hundreds of flying insects a day – which is up to ten percent of their body weight! They will defend their food sites for several days and then move on to another area of the water body. Males are often seen near water edges, creating their territory, whereas the females are seen around the vegetation. The only time the female blue dasher will approach the water is to lay her eggs; which happens in a matter of seconds."

 

from .friendsofcortes.org/species-at-risk/blue-dasher-dragonfly/

 

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Uploaded on September 7, 2024
Taken on September 1, 2024