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[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

do they eat mosquitos like dragonflies?

edit: had time to look it up -

Adult damselflies catch and eat flies, mosquitoes, and other small insects. Often they hover among grasses and low vegetation, picking prey off stems and leaves with their spiny legs (unlike dragonflies which prefer catching flying prey).

pretty too.