Last Sunday as I sat at the edge of a pond, I spotted this dragonfly that had just emerged from its final nymph stage. Dragonfly nymphs can live in water for several months to as long as five years.

Honestly, it wasn't that I didn't think the lure looked like a dragonfly, it was the idea that a dragonfly like this would be "flying" around underwater. | Photo by Kurt Mazurek After decades as an ...

Dragonflies are ancient predators, helpful for humans. They eat mosquitoes and flies. Dragonfly nymphs live in water before becoming adults. They thrive near water bodies. Males guard territories to ...

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WELLS — Since 1976, dragonflies from the Wells Chamber of Commerce have patrolled the skies in Wells and the surrounding towns. The program was started as an alternative to chemical spraying and has ...

Another close encounter of the natural kind, reported by Charlotte Bronte-saurus (“Bug Attendant”): “I never thought of them as combatants. They were both between 2 and 3 inches long — giants compared ...

WELLS - Since 1976, dragonflies from the Wells Chamber of Commerce have patrolled the skies in Wells and the surrounding towns as a form of pest control. The program was started as an alternative to ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Since 1976, dragonflies from the Wells Chamber of Commerce have patrolled ...