I can even remember a few times when a dragonfly larva blessed the pond at my parents’ house. I’d watch them crawl out of the ...

Dragonflies are aquatic insects that thrive near water. Their larvae live under (or near) freshwater sources for weeks, months—or for some species, years—until they reach maturity.

They’re looking for brown, alien-like larvae that can grow up to one-and-a-half inches long and eventually turn into one of the pond’s most scintillating residents: dragonflies. Before they morph into ...

Most dragonfly larvae, which are aquatic for one to two years, are utterly insatiable, eating everything they come across, including tadpoles, fish, and mosquito and other insect larvae.

A dragonfly larva emerges from the water with four distinctive lumps on its back. These lumps will turn into the most powerful wings in the insect kingdom. Watch the transformation unfold before ...

HABITAT: Hine's emerald dragonflies inhabit wetlands , spring-fed marshes, sedge meadows, and open areas in close proximity to forest boundaries. Cool, shallow, slow-moving waters provide important ...

Though dragonfly larvae were known to be eaten, he said there had been no evidence of the adults having been consumed raw. According to Watanabe, dragonfly larvae are an abundant source of protein ...