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re: The dragonfly is the most efficient / lethal predator in the animal kingdom
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:03 pm to meeple
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:03 pm to meeple
that's not accurate...the term mosquito hawk is not actually any kind of species...it's a colloquial term used in different parts of the country to refer to either dragonflies, damselflies or crane flies...
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Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:05 pm to Three
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Nature is awesome
Great X (formerly known as twitter) follow for those interested in nature
Nature is Amazing
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:07 pm to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
quote:9.3 out of 10 on the dot. I don't have soft hands.
are you trying to say that you kill 93% of horseflies that land on your shoulder blades?
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:12 pm to LegendInMyMind
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The Tree Swallow is my favorite bird and it is acrobatic as hell. That's elite vs elite. I could watch the Swallows fly all day.
I tried to get a picture of that eastern kingbird chasing the dragonfly but they were too damn erratic.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:13 pm to mudshuvl05
Let me make sure I understand this correctly...you're claiming that you can kill 93% of horseflies that land on your back with your hands?
How do you kill 0.3 of a horsefly? Does the other 0.7 just fly away?
You're full of shite!
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9.3 out of 10 on the dot.
How do you kill 0.3 of a horsefly? Does the other 0.7 just fly away?
You're full of shite!
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:17 pm to RazorBroncs
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Speaking of impressive hunters and killers, mud daubers (or dirt dobbers to some in the south) are baaaad mofos. Regularly mistaken for red or other wasps, they're actually arch enemies and daubers will behead wasps and spiders and feed their insides to their young.
If it is an insect and it flies or crawls there is most likely a wasp that specializes in hunting it.
This one, Podium Rufipes, specializes in wood roaches.
The Bee Wolf hunts bees.
This post was edited on 9/8/25 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:19 pm to weagle1999
I’m glad they are on our side. Whenever they are around the horse flies disappear.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:23 pm to LegendInMyMind
you've got some great wasp pictures!
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:26 pm to pussywillows
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you've got some great wasp pictures!
Thanks!
Don't forget the Rusty Spider Wasp....
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:31 pm to RazorBroncs
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RazorBroncs
If you ever need a moth ally to help out with the paper wasps, this one is perfect for the job.
The Sooty-winged Chalcoela Moth
It targets paper wasp nests and larvae by laying its eggs very near the nests. When the eggs hatch they are tiny and they move into the nests at night, entering the cells, and feed on the wasp larvae.
This post was edited on 9/8/25 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:43 pm to weagle1999
And not to be confused with Damsel Flys
who have smaller eyes and keep their wings together while sitting.
(which is why they're called damsel flys)
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:47 pm to awestruck
You can also throw the Ant Lion into that group. It is lesser known, but favors Dragonflies and Damsel Flies.
I've ID'd three species of those around my place.
I've ID'd three species of those around my place.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 4:55 am to weagle1999
We called them Snake Feeders growing up.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 7:28 am to weagle1999
I don't like seeing my bees being attacked by them, but you have to admire how lethal they are.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 7:48 am to RazorBroncs
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That's right, you can actually raise and train a paper wasp
Train to do exactly what?
Posted on 9/9/25 at 7:57 am to mudshuvl05
Not true, I recently bought some and placed them near a wasp entrance from the siding off my patio. It wasn't two minutes and a wasp attacked the dragonfly. 9 dollars wasted. I keep wasp spray on the patio now.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:08 am to weagle1999
I know one thing, those bastards sure can hang on to an antennae.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:13 am to Potchafa
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Train to do exactly what?
To be peaceful toward you and yours. Imagine having a guard dog, but instead of a dog it's hundreds of wasps.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:18 am to RazorBroncs
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None of the rules apply for yellowjackets. They are a special kind of a-hole.
them and those big black hornet (bald faced?)
frickers are on a whole other Level of assholery
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 8:19 am
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:23 am to Them
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Imagine having a guard dog, but instead of a dog it's hundreds of wasps
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