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Watch a Dragonfly Catch Insects in Flight – Without Missing

Dragonflies may look delicate, but they are among the most precise predators in nature. Instead of chasing prey, they predict movement and intercept it mid-air with incredible accuracy. Their success ...
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BugFest: Five fascinating facts about dragonflies, fierce, territorial predators

Today, we celebrate the dragonfly, the theme bug of this Saturday's BugFest at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences. The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences' BugFest is Saturday. The free festival, now in ...
Chico Enterprise-Record

‘Lucky bug’: dragonflies, damselflies and the predators that depend on them

BUTTE CREEK CANYON — Growing up, Roger Lederer was told damselflies could bring good fortune when fishing. “Whenever I went fishing and a damselfly landed on my rod, it was called a lucky bug. So I ...
AOL

10 Things You Can Do to Attract Helpful Dragonflies to Your Yard

Not only are dragonflies fun to watch, but they are also very beneficial to your yard! These small aerial predators eat all kinds of insects, including some of the more “bothersome” ones like ...
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To a Dragonfly, You Might Be Moving in Slow Motion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some birds and insects can process visual information at more than 200 flashes per second, more than three times faster than ...