Blue Dashers in North Louisiana
Did you know that blue dashers spend nights in trees?
Blue Dashers
at
a Glance
Key Features:
Blue dashers are dragonflies with yellow stripes on their thoraxes, green eyes, and transparent wings, Females have red eyes.
Habitat:
Ditches, lakes, marshes, ponds, and slow streams
nesting habits:
Blue dashers lay 500 eggs on aquatic plants.
seasons blue dashers are active in our area:
All Year
Diet:
Aquatic insects, aquatic insect larvae, shrimp, small fish, and tadpoles
hunting Behavior:
Blue dashers hunt from aquatic plants.
Commonly Confused With:
Slaty Skimmers
Blue dashers are often confused with mature male slaty skimmers because they are blue
Blue dashers have yellow stripes on their thoraxes.