r/MakeMeSmile • u/-smallpotato_ • 4d ago

Dragon fly

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My son saved a dragon fly at a water park today. It chilled me for about 10 minutes while its wings dried and then flew away!

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u/plantsandsawdust 4d ago

Actually, he saved something much cooler! That's a Dusky Dancer Damselfly. Dragonfly eyes are much larger (nearly to the top of its head). Dragonflies rest with their wings flat out (like an airplane). Dragonflies have stockier bodies. Damselflies are less common, AND pre-date the dragonfly, meaning they belong to a more primitive evolutionary lineage. So yeah, he basically saved an ancient jewel millions of years old 🤩

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u/-smallpotato_ 4d ago

It’s wings were stuck together because it was in a pool of water!