Feature Creature - Dragonfly Traditional Cache
Belfrypotters: Cache keeps going missing 😬.
Feature Creature - Dragonfly
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A camoed container hanging around in Wabamun. No need to bushwack or search the nearby boat.
When you look into a dragonfly’s large compound eyes you can’t help but wonder what it sees when it looks back at you. This is the World's Largest Dragonfly, so one hopes he doesn't see lunch!
There are over forty dragonfly species in Alberta, and they come in all colours – red, yellow, black, brown, green, and blue. This colourful variety lends itself to some lovely names, such as the cherry-faced meadowhawk, the pale snaketail, and the American emerald. Frequently seen here at Wabamun Lake is the variable darner, which is often (but not always) blue. Dragonflies are highly predacious and feed on smaller flying insects such as mosquitoes and even wasps. Most dragonflies live near lakes or ponds because they need water in which to lay their eggs. The eggs hatch into wingless larvae, which live in the water for several years. The wingless larvae are not as lovely as the adults, but they are just as effective as predators, feeding on aquatic invertebrates as they mature. When a larva is fully grown it crawls out of the water onto a plant stem, dock support, rock, or other vertical surface. The skin splits open and a beautiful adult emerges.
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