It is true, dragon flys eat green heads watched this one today catch and eat this green head, he missed twice in flight, The green head flew into the bilge area, the dragon fly landed on the handle to the battery, the green head flew back out and the dragon fly took off with precision and grabbed the green head in flight landed on the hatch and ate the green head..Well OL BE..

 

....and you thought this would be interesting...Why?....Is your cable out by chance?

....and you thought this would be interesting...Why?....Is your cable out by chance?

 

If you were ever bitten by a green head you would know.. Their are no sprays that work to keep them from biting you..

Dragonflys also eat Mosquitos. Dragonflys are being raised and released in high mosquito areas around the state.

And I find it entertaining.

I have an interesting insect incident to add - while checking my porch for a package today I saw a cicada crawling around on the ground that was - get this - missing its abdomen! Everything below the thorax was gone. I poked it with a stick and it managed to fly off into another bush, albeit off balance, since, you know, half of it was gone and all....

I never knew that dragonflys ate greenheads too. Cool pic, btw.

 

Dragonflys also eat Mosquitos. Dragonflys are being raised and released in high mosquito areas around the state.

And I find it entertaining.

 

I had noticed a large amount of dragonflys in my back yard the past couple of years and wondered where they were coming from. On the flip side, I have noticed quite a bit less of those pesky mosquitos around my home as well. Now I know why.

If you were ever bitten by a green head you would know.. Their are no sprays that work to keep them from biting you..

I grew up in the Caribbean and there is no bite like the sand wasp or Jack Spaniard which leaves a 2 inch welt and frequently gives you a 3 day fever.... so bring it on Boss.

If you were ever bitten by a green head you would know.. Their are no sprays that work to keep them from biting you..

 

I deal with hundreds a day. Fortunately, they die off this time of year. My boss's house is about 300 feet from the bay (marsh) and since he's selling his house eventually, I'm re-painting it for him.

 

I nearly fell off a 15 foot ladder the other day swatting one, and I have 20-some welts a couple weeks ago. But the "OFF!" Deep woods spray works, I've actually found a few that work pretty well.

 

But good stuff, glad that Dragonfly killed the bastard, God knows the frogs in my bosses pond aren't XD.

I have an interesting insect incident to add - while checking my porch for a package today I saw a cicada crawling around on the ground that was - get this - missing its abdomen! Everything below the thorax was gone. I poked it with a stick and it managed to fly off into another bush, albeit off balance, since, you know, half of it was gone and all....

 

Probably eaten by cicada killer wasps... When I was a kid, I remember seeing a cicada being eaten alive by four or five of them. They were crawling inside the abdomen to pick out pieces and fly off with them. The cicada was still alive, but barely moving. Freaky!

I learned last time I was offshore that fish fart. Yup, I watched it happen about 3000 ft down..... Now if i can only smuggle the video out of work. So incase you ever wondered.... FISH FART!

I learned last time I was offshore that fish fart. Yup, I watched it happen about 3000 ft down..... Now if i can only smuggle the video out of work. So incase you ever wondered.... FISH FART!

 

 

3,000 feet down? I knew you were a diver like my brother in law (though he rearely goes more than 30 feet I believe), but what, specifically do you do? That is scary as shit to me, I'm too scared of the ocean to do that haha.

I learned last time I was offshore that fish fart. Yup, I watched it happen about 3000 ft down..... Now if i can only smuggle the video out of work. So incase you ever wondered.... FISH FART!

I saw a Jew fish[Colossal Grouper} fart once right when it was shot with a pneumatic spear gun, It weighed in at 215 lbs and took 4 of us to get it in the boat.

I saw a Jew fish[Colossal Grouper} fart once right when it was shot with a pneumatic spear gun, It weighed in at 215 lbs and took 4 of us to get it in the boat.

 

You sure he just wasn't shitting his pants because he just got shot with a spear gun?

I have been getting eatin by those green heads on my boat every damn weekend lately. past weekend not as bad as previous. They are murder

You sure he just wasn't shitting his pants because he just got shot with a spear gun?

Nope there were 3 of us in the water at the time and all saw the same thing and marveled at it for years.That fish kept us in gas and beer for 2 weeks.

Dragonflys also eat Mosquitos. Dragonflys are being raised and released in high mosquito areas around the state.

And I find it entertaining.

 

Is this why I have been seeing so many dragonfly's around lately??? Especially in the mornings, when I get out on the driveway I sometimes see upwards of 8 to 10 dragonflies just zooming around the front of the house. Never seen so many dragonflies before, as I've been seeing this summer. I don't believe my area is a "high mosquito area" though.