Ontario’s Incredible Dragonflies

Did you know that there are more than 140 species, or unique types, of dragonflies in Ontario?

Each species of dragonfly requires a specific environment for it’s habitat. Some dragonflies prefer ponds, others prefer lakes, some dragonflies require slow-moving streams, others prefer fast-moving streams, and yet others prefer marshes. Ontario is also home to one of the world’s most rare dragonflies, Hine’s Emerald dragonfly. Dragonflies are also our friends because they eat small winged insects as a main staple of their diet, so there are fewer mosquitoes because of them. What kind of dragonflies live in your area?

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