Gomphidae Dragonfly Nymph Pictures
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Odonata-Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
» Family Gomphidae
This dragonfly was collected from the Upper Midwest on January 13th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on January 25th, 2006.
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 | Dragonfly Nymph Scooting AroundStarring: Gomphidae Dragonfly Nymph Shot: Jan 13, 2004 Added: Mar 31, 2006 Format: WMV file Dimensions: 320x240 Camera: C740UZ |
| Dragonfly nymphs propel themselves through the water with a miniature jet engine, taking water in below their mouths and shooting it out their back ends. You can see the ripples from the jet out this one's back in this video. |
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i have qustoins 3 Replies »
my daughter and i found one of these in the river. she is very cerious can you tellme what they eat or if it will turn into some other bugplease tell me wat we need to do.
thanks,
davisbugg
ReplyDragon Flies 1 Reply »thanks,
davisbugg
I am looking for a picture of an adult dragon
ReplyFamily IDPosted by DMM on Nov 27, 2006
Gomphid
ReplyFamily IDPosted by DMM on Nov 19, 2006
The identifying features are all blurry, but I'd say it's a Gomphid
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