Saturday, July 9, 2011

Dragon Fly Hero’s

Far Guy and Chance were playing in the water when a bunch of mean old dragon flies attacked another dragon fly and he was hurled into the water. 

Dragon Flies cannot fly if their wings are wet.  Far Guy got the little guy to hop on his finger.  Chance supervised.

Dragonfly with wet wings

He dried off a little and began to beat his wings ninety miles an hour.

Far Guy put him on a branch..and the paparazzi stalked him.

 Dragon fly  resting on a branch

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Did you know that his or her eyes have as many lenses as a thousand people..he/she can see above and below at the same time.

We like Dragon Flies here in Minnesota…they grab mosquitoes with their feet and suck out their bodily fluids and drop their dehydrated carcasses to the ground:)

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24 comments:

Anonymous said...

You need a herd of dragonflies then! That's a great photo of the dragonfly on Far Guy's hand.

PeeJay said...

WOW! Stunning photos. I don't often comment (shame on me) but I read every day :0) Love your posts relating to your experiences with the museum and ... Chance is so handsome!

Laura said...

Love the photos. I was always a little afraid of dragonflies till I learned that they kill mosquitoes. Now I love them! Haven't really seen them around here too much this summer though...

DJan said...

That is a GREAT closeup shot, showing those eyes and wet wings. You saved a life, you and Far Guy, that is. Chance looks quite proud of you... :-)

Country Gal said...

Oh WOW! awesome close up photo !
I also like dragon flys, I like fire flys as well they way they fly at night and have a bright green light glowing as they move , When I was a kid we called them lightning bugs!Love your headder !

Jinglebob said...

That Far Guy sure is cool! Great picture!

CiCi said...

Dragon flies are my heroes now that you taught me what they do to mosquitos.

Changes in the wind said...

Thanks for this post...love learning new things and think the dragon fly could become my hero killing those mosquitoes.

Gail said...

I have said before many of your photos are awesome but the one with Chance is a blue ribbon keeper!

This looks familiar to the one Marcy captured, almost invisible in his green surroundings.

I knew Far Guy had a good heart!

Karen said...

Great dragonfly shot.
We don't see a lot of them here, but I've always found them fascinating.
And the fact they eat mosquitoes...Priceless!

Rita said...

Oh yes! We love those mosquito-sucking dragonflies!!! Far Guy is my hero! :)

Anonymous said...

Wow wow and more wow! Fabulous shots!

Terry and Linda said...

I didn't know that! Great Information and wonderful photography. I like dragonflies also.

Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com

LindaG said...

I'm with Linda. Great dragonfly information. I need a few hundred of them around here, at least. ;)

Lynda said...

Hooray for dragonflies! They perform an admirable service for us all.
Fun post!

Anonymous said...

Hi great picture. I've always injoyed dragonflies.

L. D. said...

Suck them dry and leave them lie, they are wonderful dragons.

West Side of Straight said...

Great shots, and that dragonfly pic is awesome! Wish they were here all the time! They just don't live long enough!

linda m said...

Wish we had more dragonflies here in WI. My mosquito crop this year is beyond belief.

Lanny said...

So an eye is worth a thousand pictures?! Love the description of mosquito demise. Wish I was a dragon fly sometimes!

Linda said...

Just to be pun-ey.......Great capture!! We have them by the thousands this year....I love the skeeter eatin' critters!

Nate Maas said...

Wow! I love your dragonfly photos!

Stitches said...

Three cheers for dragonflies!!! I have a recent post about them but mine is deceased, sorry! But I do like them and did a little research on them for my post. They are amazing creatures, wish I had more in my yard.

Pamela said...

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. love the last lines. (I never want to experience those mosquitoes I hear about in your neck of the woods)