Tampermonkey®
by Jan Biniok
Adults are , flying in dim light at dawn and dusk. They are strong, heavy fliers, patrolling low over their swampy breeding sites. Unlike many dragonflies that hawk prey high in the air, Ogre Darners hunt close to the ground, picking off other insects (flies, beetles, small moths) from the undergrowth.
This larval stage is extraordinarily long: (or possibly more). It’s a slow, patient, underground existence. Adult Behavior After half a decade underground, the mature nymph crawls out at night, climbs a fern or sedge, and emerges as an adult. The adult life, by contrast, is short—perhaps a few weeks to a month. ogre darner dragonfly
(often called "hanging swamps" or "soaks"). Adults are , flying in dim light at dawn and dusk