95% kill rate..on the fly!

[worldtalker]

Amazing creatures. https://biobubblepets.com/the-deadly-dragonfly-a-predator-with-an-impressive-kill-rate/

Ever have a set of fly eyes drop on you setting outside?

 

[newnan man]

Lot's of those buzzing around here right now. I've always liked dragon flies.

 

[ToddsPoint]

The largest insect that ever existed was a dragonfly. Meganeura lived during the Pennsylvanian era and had a 24-28” wingspan.

 

[Blackfoot58]

The largest insect that ever existed was a dragonfly. Meganeura lived during the Pennsylvanian era and had a 24-28” wingspan.

Sounds like some mosquitoes I’ve seen! 😆

 

[rginn]

When I was little, my mom told me those were called snake doctors. I never figured out where that came from, but that's what I called them until I got a little older.

 

[fyrffytr1]

When I was little, my mom told me those were called snake doctors. I never figured out where that came from, but that's what I called them until I got a little older.

I was told the same thing. Here's what I found about that:
Snake doctor, generally used to refer to dragonflies and damselflies in the South, refers to a folk belief that dragonflies follow snakes around and stitch up injuries they may sustain, especially those that leave them in pieces.