Dragonflies! Among my most favorite insects. They always bring me childhood memories in a special way.

They would always hang on the barbwire tips of one side of the house when as an elementary school child we lived in Gao a northern region city of Mali. That is in the desert, very bordering with the actual Sahara desert. I wish I had not been a mischievous little boy harassing them even as I liked them.

Primitive seems really relative, humans may be seen primitive too. The larvae are amazing and no less predatory than big cats, and they don’t have to rely on hunting and ambushing lessons from their elders just their killer instincts.

I never even suspected they were predators much less insectivores. I just assumed they were kind of like flies with similar panoramic prana vision capabilities, and that they would have similar diets. Interesting that flies or bees who have also been around since back when are not mentioned at all.

To me, they are so mesmerizing and magical, and this documentary confirmed that. Great share