Flying Insects
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What Dragonflies Eat and What Eats Them
Both larval and adult dragonflies are preyed on. Unwary odonates are fair game as aquatic and flying predators enjoy dragonfly protein in their diets.
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Dragonfly Mating and Reproduction
Dragonflies and damselflies display unusual courtship. Eggs may be deposited underwater, drilled into mud, carved into stems, or dropped while in flight.
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Life Cycle of a Dragonfly
Dragonflies are ancient amphibious insects in the order Odonata. Their aquatic predatory larvae metamorphose into aerial predators with better agility than bats have.
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Dragonfly Surveys
Dragonflies and damselflies are counted all over the world. Distribution is uneven and depends on the presence of proper habitat and environmental factors.
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Asian Tiger Mosquito, a Recent US Introduction
A once tropical mosquito is now well established in the US with the potential to initiate a devastating epidemic of viral, bacterial, or protozoan tropical diseases.
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Winter's Butterfly
The mourningcloak butterfly has many features that allow it to fly in all seasons of the year. These features are activated by seasonal rhythms.
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Monarch Migration
Monarch butterflies travel from Canada to Mexico for the winter. There are many dangers along migration routes, but enough survive to maintain the species.
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Defense Strategies Of The Black Swallowtail
Butterflies are eaten by many kinds of predators. The black swallowtail has defenses against several at different life stages, but these defenses are not perfect.
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Life Stages Of Butterflies
Butterflies have four life stages. These stages have entirely different functions: caterpillars feed and grow, chrysalids metamorphose, adults reproduce.
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