Did you know?
Damselflies are flying killers
| It's a good thing that Damselflies, and their close relatives Dragonflies, are only a few centimetres long. If they were much bigger, we'd have to watch out when walking in the bush. These attractive flying insects have stiff spines on the legs which form a basket that is wrapped around their prey(such as mosquitoes and flies). Unable to escape, the prey is then bitten and eaten. |
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They live near water, and breed in water. Hilton has several kinds living along the Umgeni, and on the Gwens and Teapots streams. Take a close look for them the next time you're in those areas - you might see a killer in action.
The conservation department is doing a survey to find out what kinds of Dragonflies and Damselflies live on the school property. If you see any, please take clear pictures and send them to Mr Roff. If our spiders ae anything to go by, we could find some rare species.
The pictures are of a Damselfy known as Kirsten's Sprite, photographed on May 28 2006 at Junctions.
