KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Interestingly, dragonflies are important to the environment. Dragonflies mostly feed on mosquitoes and other insects, so they do an excellent job of reducing mosquito populations around homes. Dragonflies can eat hundreds of mosquitoes each day.

Detailed explanation-2: -Their bite may startle or hurt you a little. But very few dragonflies bite hard enough to break your skin and cause bleeding. Even if a dragonfly bites you, there’s no danger because the insect bite is very small. Also, dragonfly larvae may look vicious but don’t harm humans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dragonflies are important to their environments both as predators (particularly of mosquitos) and as prey to birds and fish. Because these insects require stable oxygen levels and clean water, scientists consider them reliable bioindicators of the health of an ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dragonflies. Dragonflies are the most common in the spring and summer months. They more or less have two life-cycle stages: nymph and adult. Both of these stages are edible-though one is much easier to catch than the other.