Dragonflies are among the most voracious predators in the entire animal kingdom. In an effort to satisfy their appetites they capture and devour a wide range of prey animals including bees, flies, mosquitoes, butterflies and other flying insects.
The insatiable appetites of some species of dragonflies are legendary. For example, a single dragonfly can eat literally hundreds of mosquitoes in a single day.
A scientist once tried to see if he could determine how many houseflies it would take to satisfy the hunger of dragonfly. He held a dragonfly in place by tying down its wings. He then proceeded to feed it houseflies one at a time. Several hours later, the researcher gave up when the dragonfly showed no signs of having eaten its fill!
Hmmm, this sounds like all homeowners should rejoice when the see dragonflies patrolling their backyards.
