The Largest dragonfly that we see here in Minnesota is the
dragonhunter. This large
clubtail dragon averages around 3.3 inches long. They are so big that they are often seen with the back of their abdomen curling down making them appear like a flying letter "J".
Dragonhunters are the only dragon in the genus
Hagenius. To many dragon hunters around the world they are a must see. They are
ferocious, attacking and eating other dragons that are almost as big as them, including other
dragonhunters. They are also one of the few insects that are not affected by the toxin that monarch butterflies carry in their system from the milkweed that they eat as caterpillar. In the photo above this
dragonhunter is dining on a river
jewelwing damselfly.
The Largest dragonfly that we see here in Minnesota is the dragonhunter. This large clubtail dragon averages around 3.3 inches long. They are so big that they are often seen with the back of their abdomen curling down making them appear like a flying letter "J".
Dragonhunters are the only dragon in the genus Hagenius. To many dragon hunters around the world they are a must see. They are ferocious, attacking and eating other dragons that are almost as big as them, including other dragonhunters. They are also one of the few insects that are not affected by the toxin that monarch butterflies carry in their system from the milkweed that they eat as caterpillar. In the photo above this dragonhunter is dining on a river jewelwing damselfly.
9 comments:
Great photo!
Liked this post! I once watched a Dragonhunter get caught by another dragonhunter and while all this was going on another Dragonhunter was trying to steal the Dragonhunter prey.
Amazing captures of a vicious hunter.
Just Wonderful!!!
Nice colours!
Wow! That's a large dragonfly! I like the shadow in your first photo too!!
Wow these are awesome. I did not know that they would eat their own kind (gruesome).
Yikes! I can't believe they eat one another.
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