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28 cze 2022 · Damselflies: Some dragonflies prey on their smaller, slower-flying cousins, the damselflies. Damselflies are not usually their first choice of a meal, but larger dragonflies especially will hunt them if they are hungry and a damselfly is conveniently available.
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Dragonflies are agile fliers, while damselflies have a weaker, fluttery flight. Dragonflies make use of motion camouflage when attacking prey or rivals. Dragonflies are predatory insects, both in their aquatic nymphal stage (also known as "naiads") and as adults.
5 sty 2023 · According to Rachel Crane, a biologist at the University of California Davis, dragonflies often catch up to 95% of the prey they go after, a rate she described as “wildly high compared to where most predators are.” More incredible still, this prey capture all happens in midair.
10 gru 2014 · Dragonflies are formidable predators. With huge eyes that provide an almost spherical view of the world, they perch on vegetation, waiting for prey to drift overhead. When the time is right, they...
16 mar 2015 · Detailed measurements of head and body motion have revealed previously unknown complexity in the predatory behavior of dragonflies. The new evidence suggests that the brains of these agile predators compute internal models of their own actions and those of their prey.
19 cze 2013 · Dragonflies initiated pursuits of large prey when they were located farther away, on average, as compared to small prey, and the total distance flown in pursuit was correlated with initial distance to the prey.
4 sty 2023 · According to Rachel Crane, a biologist at the University of California Davis, dragonflies often catch up to 95% of the prey they go after, a rate she described as “wildly high compared to where most predators are.” More incredible still, this prey capture all happens in midair.
