This video provides an up-close and personal view of dragonflies. See them fly in slow motion, eat insects, and breathe through spiracles (holes) in their abdomens. Despite their name, dragonflies are not related to common flies. In fact, they are part of an entirely different group of insects. Dragonflies are part of the Odonata Order, which have roamed Planet Earth for approximately 300 million years. Dragonflies are predators, feeding on creatures smaller than themselves. They are useful in controlling mosquitos. They have large multifaceted (compound) eyes that can see nearly 360 degrees. As far as insects go, dragonflies are among the fastest. Some species can fly up to 30 miles per hour and quickly and accurately change directions. Dragoneflies in this video: 20sec. Halloween Pennant 31 sec. Needham's Skimmer male 34 sec. Needham's Skimmer female 1.01 Eastern Pondhawk male 2.19 Needham's Skimmer female 2.36 still Needham's Skimmer male 2.45 still Black Saddlebags The video was filmed at The Spring Creek Greenway, Texas (Montgomery County Preserve, Old Riley Fuzzel Road Preserve, Pundt Park and Jesse H Jones Park). The Greenway is an important segment of the Sam Houston Trail & Wilderness Preserve, designed to connect and protect up to 12000 acres of forest. See: www.springcreekgreenway.com for additional information. Royalty-free music by Kevin MacLeod: Infados, incompetech.com Photography by Ken Kramm: Canon Vixia HF S20 Camcorder, Canon PowerShot SX10 IS camera ...
Tags: dragonflies, slow-motion photography, macro-photography, Spring Creek Greenway, Texas, Odonata, Insects, Pundt Park, Jesse H. Jones Park, Montgomery County Preserve, Old Riley Fuzzel Road Preserve, dragonfly, nature ecology, Texas Master Naturalist, Canon Vixia HF S20, Ken Kramm
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