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My first Dragon Fly and she loves the lotus.....
« on: August 04, 2007, 09:02:17 AM »
My first dragon fly.  not a good picture but she wouldnd sit still ... do they suck juices from plants or something.. she was right on the tip of the lotus bud.

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Re: My first Dragon Fly and she loves the lotus.....
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2007, 09:17:28 AM »
I love our dragonflies.  No...they are one of the good guys and don't bother plants at all.  They just eat other bugs.  Like mosquitoes!  Down here another word for dragonfly is mosquito hawk  ;D

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Re: My first Dragon Fly and she loves the lotus.....
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2007, 04:52:50 PM »
Love the picture of your dragon fly. Is this on the lotus Rose Plena? I have never been able to get picture of  dragon fly I am impressed. Thanks for sharing! O0
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Re: My first Dragon Fly and she loves the lotus.....
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2007, 12:06:36 PM »
Probably a male, they perch on high points around the pond to survey their territory.
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