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Green Darners

            Over 300 Million Years ago, during the Meganisoptera period, giant ancestors of the modern dragonfly, Griffenflies, sped through the skies on wings spanning as much as 30 inches.  

Dragonflies are voracious predators, capturing 95% of their intended prey.  They can eat up to 20% of their body weight each day and feed off of mosquitoes. bees, moths, butterflies, and other insects including dragonflies.    

Today, the modern dragonfly flies up to 30 miles per hour.  they are masters of flight able to move each wing independently. they can fly straight up, down, backwards, and even hover at a dead stop midair. 

Dragonflies have exceptional vision. 80% of their brain is used to process visual information captured by the over 30,000 facets of their compound eyes which allow them to see colors far beyond the spectrum perceived by us humans.

If you are ever photographing dragonflies.  I find it isn't as hard as many would think as they will often leave a perch only to return to that same perch in short order.  So they are much easier to capture than say birds or butterflies.

Taken on: July 2, 2020

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