dragonflies!

"*muffin*" wrote in message
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eeek!
there was a plethora of dragonflies hanging aroudn my pond yesterday &
today.. the 1st time in 'ever' seeing them here.

ok, how do I get rid of them & should I be reallly scared???

(I have read about the larva/nymphs eating goldfish,, although I cannot
see
how something THAT small could do that!)
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I have them as well. I've never been stung by one.
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"Reel Mckoi" wrote:
"*muffin*" wrote in message
...
eeek!
there was a plethora of dragonflies hanging aroudn my pond yesterday &
today.. the 1st time in 'ever' seeing them here.

ok, how do I get rid of them & should I be reallly scared???

(I have read about the larva/nymphs eating goldfish,, although I cannot
see
how something THAT small could do that!)
=============================
I have them as well. I've never been stung by one.

Not surprising, since dragonflies don't sting.

"Andy Hill" wrote in message
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"Reel Mckoi" wrote:
"*muffin*" wrote in message
...
eeek!
there was a plethora of dragonflies hanging aroudn my pond yesterday &
today.. the 1st time in 'ever' seeing them here.

ok, how do I get rid of them & should I be reallly scared???

(I have read about the larva/nymphs eating goldfish,, although I cannot
see
how something THAT small could do that!)
=============================
I have them as well. I've never been stung by one.

Not surprising, since dragonflies don't sting.
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Good because we have loads of them out in the propagation pools. :-)
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

"Reel Mckoi" wrote:
"Andy Hill" wrote in message
news
"Reel Mckoi" wrote:
"*muffin*" wrote in message
...
eeek!
there was a plethora of dragonflies hanging aroudn my pond yesterday &
today.. the 1st time in 'ever' seeing them here.

ok, how do I get rid of them & should I be reallly scared???

(I have read about the larva/nymphs eating goldfish,, although I cannot
see
how something THAT small could do that!)
=============================
I have them as well. I've never been stung by one.

Not surprising, since dragonflies don't sting.
=====================
Good because we have loads of them out in the propagation pools. :-)

Lucky you -- I like to think of them as airborne koi :-)

Awhile back we had one huge bdragon fly that keep on buzzing us while
we were in the hot tub. It kept up and kept up and would get right in
your face time after time. It then started to buzz the TV set we had
outside. All it was doing was getting small bugs. IIRC are not the
blue or green colored ones actually called damsel flies?


On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:43:06 GMT, Andy Hill wrote:

==="Reel Mckoi" wrote:
==="Andy Hill" wrote in message
===news1i8c1th7mpctfdte9liaejmd6il45bkai@4ax .com...
=== "Reel Mckoi" wrote:
=== "*muffin*" wrote in message
=== ...
=== eeek!
=== there was a plethora of dragonflies hanging aroudn my pond yesterday &
=== today.. the 1st time in 'ever' seeing them here.
===
=== ok, how do I get rid of them & should I be reallly scared???
===
=== (I have read about the larva/nymphs eating goldfish,, although I cannot
=== see
=== how something THAT small could do that!)
=== =============================
=== I have them as well. I've never been stung by one.
===
=== Not surprising, since dragonflies don't sting.
========================
===Good because we have loads of them out in the propagation pools. :-)
===
===Lucky you -- I like to think of them as airborne koi :-)


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Damselflies will fold their wings up behind them when they
light on a plant stem, dragonflies keep their
wings straight out, that's how I tell them apart.

k :-)

I'll have to check that folding wing thing out next trip to the pond.



On 30 Jun 2005 16:02:54 -0700, "kathy" wrote:

===
===Damselflies will fold their wings up behind them when they
===light on a plant stem, dragonflies keep their
===wings straight out, that's how I tell them apart.
===
===k :-)


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Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked!
"The original frugal ponder"
~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~ }(((((o

On 30 Jun 2005 16:02:54 -0700, "kathy" wrote:


Damselflies will fold their wings up behind them when they
light on a plant stem, dragonflies keep their
wings straight out, that's how I tell them apart.

k :-)

Thanks for the info, I've changed "Dragon" to "Damsel" on this photo I
took the other day http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/otters/pond.htm

Thanks again

YP

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 22:13:13 GMT, (Roy) wrote:




Awhile back we had one huge bdragon fly that keep on buzzing us while
we were in the hot tub. It kept up and kept up and would get right in
your face time after time. It then started to buzz the TV set we had
outside. All it was doing was getting small bugs. IIRC are not the
blue or green colored ones actually called damsel flies?

Dragonflies work a particular route when feeding. Watch one sometime.
He will fly in a big loop constantly covering the same airspace. They
are the coolest insect (except maybe for bumblebees) and do not bite,
sting or otherwise mess with humans.

John

"John Bachman" wrote in message
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Dragonflies work a particular route when feeding. Watch one sometime.
He will fly in a big loop constantly covering the same airspace. They
are the coolest insect (except maybe for bumblebees) and do not bite,
sting or otherwise mess with humans.


I like new zealand bull dog ants, they are bugs with a serious attitude
problem. I especially like that they're in new zealand, and not in
california.

-S