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Mosquito that kills Dragonflies ?

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June 05, 2018, 09:39 AM
Fla. Jim
Mosquito that kills Dragonflies ?
Awhile back in my backyard I saw a very large mosquito looking insect kill a dragonfly by spearing it while in flight. It speared it from what I could tell directly between it's eyes and then flew off with it. I have never seen this before and have lived in Florida where dragonflies and mosquito abound for 61 of my 67 years. A google search returns nothing. Anyone know or heard of this before? And no I had nothing to drink or smoke either before I saw this happen.
June 05, 2018, 09:51 AM
Archie Teuthis
Some wasps are predators of dragonflies.


Less is more.
June 05, 2018, 10:09 AM
arfmel
Perhaps an Assassin Fly:

https://qrius.si.edu/blog/assa...fly-most-wanted-list
June 05, 2018, 10:39 AM
Bisleyblackhawk
quote:
Originally posted by arfmel:
Perhaps an Assassin Fly:

https://qrius.si.edu/blog/assa...fly-most-wanted-list


That would be my educated guess as well...when I was a kid we called them "fly catchers" because we would often find them sucking down horse flys...back in those days I was pretty much scared shitless of them Big Grin...now insects intrigue me.


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June 05, 2018, 06:13 PM
Fla. Jim
quote:
Originally posted by arfmel:
Perhaps an Assassin Fly:

https://qrius.si.edu/blog/assa...fly-most-wanted-list


Yes I think you are correct.


June 05, 2018, 06:49 PM
CQB60
You must be thinking of the Mosquito hawk...


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June 06, 2018, 09:51 AM
ggile
Along these same lines...one summer while riding the lawn mower I had a fly land on my arm and before I could brush it off a dragon fly pounced on the fly and carried it off. I had never seen that before and was rather impressed. I had never heard of, or seen, another insect attack a dragon fly before today. That would be something to see.


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June 06, 2018, 04:32 PM
Steve Collins
When I lived in south Louisiana in the late 50's we referred to the dragon flies as mosquito hawks.
June 06, 2018, 05:10 PM
Pipe Smoker
I’ll just comment that I love to watch dragonflies. The best flyers in the insect world that I know of. Kind of the opposite of the lumbering june bugs that I’d see crashing into our lit porch when I was a kid in Missouri.


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June 06, 2018, 05:41 PM
Fla. Jim
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
"The best flyers in the insect world that I know of."[/QUOTE
That's what I thought too, till I saw one speared right between the eyes by another insect!
June 06, 2018, 05:47 PM
Blue Dog
And no I had nothing to drink or smoke either before I saw this happen.[/QUOTE]



This made me laugh.