{"id":5398,"date":"2011-01-24T08:59:54","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T13:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=5398"},"modified":"2019-07-25T13:54:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T17:54:45","slug":"ontarios-incredible-dragonflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/omg_animals\/ontarios-incredible-dragonflies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario\u2019s Incredible Dragonflies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that there are more than 140 species, or unique types, of dragonflies in Ontario?<\/p>\n

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Eastern pondhawk dragonfly (Erythemis simplicicollis) \u00a9 Noah Cole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each species of dragonfly requires a specific environment for it\u2019s habitat<\/a>. Some dragonflies prefer ponds, others prefer lakes<\/a>, some dragonflies require slow-moving streams, others prefer fast-moving streams, and yet others prefer marshes. Ontario is also home to one of the world\u2019s most rare dragonflies, Hine\u2019s Emerald dragonfly<\/em>. Dragonflies are also our friends because they eat small winged insects<\/a> as a main staple of their diet, so there are fewer mosquitoes because of them. What kind of dragonflies live in your area?<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.natureconservancy.ca\/site\/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8017&news_iv_ctrl=0&abbr=on_ncc_<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.wincom.net\/~prairie\/odonata.html<\/p>\n

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