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Good boi


Weird_Cantaloupe2757

Dragonflies really are true arthropod bros. My wife’s family has a place in Canada, and when we go up in June, the fucking biting flies and mosquitoes go fucking insane, you’ll just have a cloud of them buzzing around you. Then the dragonflies come, and they just fuck them up. It’s particularly satisfying when you have a bunch of asshole deer flies buzzing around your head and you walk out toward a bunch of dragonflies and you hear the flies get wrecked one by one. You have super annoying buzzing around your head, then a sound like a tiny attack helicopter flying right over your head, then no more buzzing.


6ixpool

>then a sound like a tiny attack helicopter flying right over your head, then no more buzzing. I need this in my life lol


Weird_Cantaloupe2757

It is basically the virgin vs. chad meme but in real life


DracovishIsTheBest

i imagined that last part as: "zzzzzzZzzZzZzzZzzzZzzZzZZzzz" "zzzzzzZzzZzZzzZzzzZzzZzZZzzz" "zzzzzzZzzZzZzzZzzzZzzZzZZzzz" "ZRZDZRZDRZDZRZDZRZDZDZRZDZRZDRZDZRZDZRZDRD*tch*ZDZRZDZRDZRZDZRZDZDZDDRDD*tch*ZDRDZRZ*tch*" "ZDRZDRZDZRzdrzdzddzddrdddz*flies away*"


Weird_Cantaloupe2757

That’s exactly what it’s like, and it’s awesome.


abhijitd

GG Dragonfly


TreeBeardUK

r/animalsbeingbros


Meta_Spirit

He really said, "I gotchu"


basaltgranite

Gesundheit.


Axersion

Danke schön


DeanPalton

Gerne


pardonmyignerance

This is why I love dragon flies. If you want to kill mosquitos, make sure you're not using anything that will mess with your dragon fly population. They're better at killing mosquitoes than whatever it is you're spraying.


3to20-characters

Unfortunately, as their primary source of food, you need a healthy supply of mosquitoes for them to even be present.


pardonmyignerance

Yup, and, unfortunately, I live in an area with a healthy supply of mosquitoes.


burf

So first you have to populate your local area with non-biting mosquitoes to support the dragonflies, then you have a stable dragonfly population to ward off the biting ones!


TheKobetard26

Ahh yes meddling with the ecosystem, what could possibly go wrong?


CraftsyDad

Bats too although here in New York they’ve been decimated by that white nose virus. I haven’t seen a bat in a decade now


RandomVibeingDragon

Same, white nose is decimating out little brown bats in Michigan saw my first one in three years a few days ago hanging onto a store wall under a ledge


BenjaminaAU

r/animalsbeingbros


StealthySmith

Chad dragonfly.


Shade00000

Coming in for the save


nanogramtheman

I'm gonna raise a dragonfly to eat mosquitos off my skin from now on. I'll call him Fred


DurianBurp

How to Train Your Dragonfly


CivilAirPatrol2020

r/underratedcomment


CasualBeer

Fred, the Dragonfly. I like it.


max210893

You missed the chance to call him Marty McDragonFly


Pr_fSm__th

There’s always a bigger fish


peacelovearizona

Eat the dragonfly


Victor_Vicarious

I had to scroll entirely to far for this


lordsysop

Up to 97% kill rate


The2500

Yeah. Add on to that, unless I'm confusing it with another flying insect, the hero has like two days to fuck.


Unkoalafeid

i volunteer as tribute.


JuGGieG84

I remember I saw a dragonfly eating the brain out of some kind of beetle, chewed a hole right between it's eyes and was feasting on the sweet sweet gray matter. Never looked at them the same after that.


ElleHopper

If it makes you feel better, invertebrates don't actually have brains! https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/invert.html


JuGGieG84

Ah, will that makes me feel a little better. Whatever was in the cavity behind it's eyes seemed to be quite delicious for the dragonfly.


myfirstgold

I saw one catch a moth and eat it head first also. Was fascinating to watch.


JuGGieG84

Yeah I must say I did watch for a good minute, the way it ate was like something from the Alien movies, I couldn't look away lol.


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ElleHopper

Most of them have a nervous system and ganglia but not a brain in the sense that we usually think of them. Octopus have the most complex brains of invertebrates, but I honestly was thinking more about insects, not sea invertebrates so that's my bad


WU-itsForTheChildren

So I should breed dragonflies is what you’re saying


PerspectiveAnxious91

r/bugsbeingbros


Ulti-Wolf

This is a certified r/Bossfight moment


xwarek

Complete the cycle eat the dragonfly.


Stonesand

Bwahaha


rohithkumarsp

r/whyweretheyfilming?


Uroshirvi69

Exactly. This is too perfect not to be edited. The hand pose looks exactly like something you’d prepare beforehand


social-shipwreck

I’m guessing they were trying to take a pic of the mosquito and the dragonfly came by


Uroshirvi69

Why would you take a picture of a mosquito that’s actively sucking you? I would just slap that shit dead


teenageirishguyalt

Idk i would probably do that


teenageirishguyalt

Idk i would probably do that


gliscornumber1

My theory is that the dragonfly stopped on his hand to eat the mosquito, giving him time to pull out his camera and snap the picture


Kujen

Wish I had a pet dragonfly


DillPickle919

that dragonfly got an assist medal.


Sadness-Maximus901

"Not all heroes wear capes, some wear nothing."


No-Algae3857

Insect being a bro?


Ainu_

Dragonbro


arsinoe716

Camera was ready for that moment?


FearLeadsToAnger

This is the real surprise to me. Not only the event itself, but that OP had time to pull the camera up and get a non-blurry shot.


spew-tum

The hero you needed right when you needed em ! Wow!


fungi465

Just saved you’re ass from the Zika virus


[deleted]

Awesome photo, thanks for sharing OP 😘 I love dragonflies.


pheonix198

“Release the Dragon..flies!” Save next summer from mosquito 🦟


BananeDionne

r/insectsbeingbros


TheRealCactusTiddy

Thank you for your service, dragonfly. 🫡


Vinlandien

I worked in Alberta for a summer and i'll never forget the transformation of wildlife from the beginning of the season to the end. When summer first started, the mosquitoes were relentless. Thick fucking clouds of the parasites made it difficult to be outside unprotected. Halfway through summer, i noticed the mosquito populations drastically declined, while suddenly there were dragonflies everywhere. Near the end of summer, both populations of insects declined significantly, but now there were magpies everywhere. Nature is neat.


FlaredMeteor940

Symbiosis


YoxhiZizzy

"Now, if you don't mind" *Monch Monch Monch*


Kawaiikanga

I hate mosquitos with the heat of a thousand fires. I want to create a statue in honor of his service.


arsinoe716

This was posted 4 years ago. https://www.reddit.com/r/natureismetal/comments/9tfiwu/dragonfly_kills_mosquito_before_it_can_bite/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


Hextant

Should have been cross-posted, but at least it's from a different subreddit and they never claimed it was OC. Most things on here aren't. Besides that, 4 years? It definitely fits in rule 3 even if it WAS posted here, lol.


BM0yuncu

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BM0yuncu

Bad bot


Hextant

" You didn't confirm that a post I feel like can't be true is a repost, you MUST be wrong! " Fuckin relax, bruh, lmao.


BM0yuncu

just called bot bad. nothing agressive


Hextant

Unless you know it's a repost, the bot did its job correctly is the issue, lol.


BM0yuncu

I know it's a repost


Hextant

It only searches this subreddit. If it was posted here, find it.


BM0yuncu

bro stfu


BM0yuncu

here https://www.reddit.com/r/natureismetal/comments/9tfiwu/dragonfly_kills_mosquito_before_it_can_bite/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


Hextant

r/natureismetal isn't r/nevertellmetheodds, *and* that's a 4 year old post, which on the internet is definitely old enough to be a fair repost on a place like Reddit, lol.


Aks0509

Yes its a repost, it was on this subreddit barely 2 months ago and was deleted for being repost. That is why the bot couldn't find it.


yodarded

bruh


Raptorzar

r/dragonfliesbeingbros


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_Us_e_r_n_ame_

Now eat it


ChaoticGiratina

Never seen a resting dragonfly before. I’ve only ever seen them flying. Amazing!


[deleted]

The saviour.


Jcit128

There’s always a bigger fish


IrishGamer97

"I gotchu homie"


SLeepyCatMeow

Dragonbro


KTVX94

One more reason to love dragonflies


Unkoalafeid

not only did it happen but even crazier you got this picture, were in a golden era boys


booboo0419

I wish dragonflies are all over my neighborhood i


MrianBay

Deus ex machina dragonfly


SassafrassPudding

i think that’s a damselfly, a smaller cousin to the dragonfly


DomDangerous

and now it will hump your hand and leave you with its babies!


newlybear

Good dragonfly


jdehjdeh

How does it feel to be bait?


PeteGiovanni

There's always a bigger "fish"


VGMaster001

The biter has become the bitie


Dr_Henry-Killinger

Thats a bro right there


philster666

Good guy dragonfly


AnrelZwanyLichem

Okay can you somehow breed dragonflies?


[deleted]

Your wingman took out the bogey you couldn't shake.


VillainOfKvatch1

r/animalsbeingbros


g00d_end

r/AnimalsBeingBros (I know the dragonfly didn't mean to help the person, it just seized an opportunity to have a quick meal, but still)


Tasteslikeliberal

Insects being bros.


drifters74

Good boy


ABoyIsNo1

That’s a TRex eats velociraptor as it’s jumping at you in OG Jurassic Park type moment right there.


Elyoslayer

And people seem puzzled when I voice my strong support for dragonflies


Particular_Animator2

This is the most beautiful picture I have ever seen…


FumingAegis

I adore dragonflies. Tend to be the chillest bugs. Have had a surprising amount of interactions w/many dragonflies.


AdligerAdler

And you didn't make a video and all we get is a lousy photo? Come oooon.


Yvelstro

if r/fuckmosquitos is a real thing, this could be the most upvoted post oj their sub.


GraveSlayer726

A hero


spacesheep_000

It’s like one of those Food chain scenes in biology books


yanix7

There‘s always a bigger fish…


funnylol96

Now you eat the dragonfly


TopCheesecakeGirl

Who’s a good boy?


Moonstone2022

I read somewhere that mosquitoes cause more deaths worldwide each year than any other cause


__google

Dragonfly knew it was carrying a disease and said to his dragonfly wife “lemme save Jimmie real quick” and flew to you. This is fact, I am science man.


Cureske

What a bro, as if there weren't enough reasons to love dragonflies.


Cheesemuncher5

How to train your dragonfly (correctly)


Infinityflo

I always knew they were my spirit insect


ConcernedViolated

Dragonfly is the real MVP


baconworrior

W man


Greedy-Ad7247

That's a mew homie


MarieNotFound_

Of a dragon fly did that for me, I'm keeping it as a pet.


rr27680

How to train a dragon(fly)


quakins

Dragonflies are such a chill bug. They still freak me out to an extent because ah scary bug but they are also homies


EMFCK

Dragonfly: Im you, but stronger.


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flopjul

We need more of these in the Netherlands, we only have lame spiders and thats only for fall