Originally posted by SSGGeezer There is a bias in gender of dragonflies, there are many more males than females so the females will often live away from the water where they changed from larvae into flyers due to heavy harassment from all the males trying to mate with them before they are ready. Some species have the male stay a more yellow color until fully mature when they turn red, to avoid battles that could injure or kill them before full maturity. That and the fact that once they have a perch or two, they like to go back to the same spots even when us photographers bug them.
I've had an interest in dragonflies, ever since I learned that they eat mosquitoes.
A lot of years we get a sizeable number of mosquitoes hatching up here and I'm always pleased to see dragonflies. I've often wondered if the inventor of the helicopter got inspired by watching dragonflies hover and fly about.
Thx for the additional info., which was new to me.