dragonfly
The shimmering little friend
What’s flying there, just above the water? Long and thin, with shimmering wings and big eyes. It’s a dragonfly! It hovers for a moment in the air and then suddenly flies off again. It’s looking for little insects to eat, like mosquitoes. Meanwhile, it flutters from one spot to another. Can you see where the dragonfly is going?
Did you know that…
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Dragonflies have been around for a very long time. Even in the time of the dinosaurs, there were dragonflies!
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A dragonfly’s eyes are huge. With them, it sees everything around it. It can see you before you even see it!
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A dragonfly starts its life as a larva, underwater. After a while, it climbs out and gets wings. W
here would you want to fly?
how can you help dragonflies?
Dragonflies love clean water and space to fly. If you stay still and watch, you might see their wings shimmering in the sun.
