Have you ever had a pet dragonfly? / myLot

United States

July 10, 2023 11:26am CST

I had one the other day for a minute or two. His name was Little Guy. He was a Green Darner Dragonfly. That's him in the picture. Of course, I don't know if Little Guy was a boy or a girl. How do you tell such things about dragonflies? This has been a banner year for dragonflies in our yard. Are dragonflies common in your area?

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135744)

• Marion, Ohio

10 Jul 23

I haven't seen any yet. But most years we do

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

11 Jul 23

We usually have a good number of them, what with the pond in our woods and the stream at the end of our property.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135744)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Jul 23

@DWDavis The pond was almost dry the last couple of years. Something shifted here and it is now mostly a huge hole in the ground

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

11 Jul 23

@wolfgirl569 A shift in the water table here after Hurricane Floyd back in 1999 is how we got our pond. That and the huge live oak that the storm knocked over, taking several surrounding smaller trees with it. Their roots left the hole, and the water came bubbling up. It's been there ever since.

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

10 Jul 23

I just realized I haven't seen many around this year

. I have never been able to get one on my hand/finger . . . how do you do that?

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

11 Jul 23

Little Guy was on the ground and seemed to be having trouble untangling from the grass. I offered my thumb. He climbed on and stayed for several minutes.

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

12 Jul 23

@DWDavis That's amazing! Anytime I go near, they just fly away