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[–]Drumlin 62 points63 points ago*

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Dragonflies are absolutely awesome. Here is why I say this:

A few years back, I was backpacking in Isle Royale National Park. It was mid-July, hot and the mosquitoes were absolutely horrendous. I was using Jungle Juice (99% deet) bug repellent, and the little fuckers would just hang around until I sweated it off, then move in for their buffet. I had only brought a small bottle (weight conservation, you know) and was starting to run low during the middle of my 10 day trip. So I had began "tolerating" the mosquitoes while hiking, so that I could ensure I would have enough repellent when I was in camp at the end of each day (when I would not be sweating it off, ensuring I used it to its max potential.)

On day 6, in the midst of a fairly rugged 12 mile hike (from McCargoe Cove to Little Todd Harbor), I was getting annihilated by the little fuckers. I had been walking through heavy timber for about an hour when I came across a nice clearing, and decided to stop for lunch.

I dropped my pack, and sat on a rock to take a drink. That's when I started feeling the buzzing. I was soon encircled by dozens of dragonflies, and there were many more throughout the clearing. I soon realized that the little guys were feasting on the mosquitoes that were trying to feast on me.

I ended up taking a nice break there, a long lunch followed by a half hour nap...and was comfortable thanks to my little guardians, the dragonflies.

TL;DR - Was in the north woods getting eaten alive by mosquitoes when I came across a large group of dragonflies that gave me some much needed relief by eating the mosquitoes.

Edited for spelling.

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[–]BrunoPonceJones 0 points1 point ago

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Nice try, spider.

[–]64-17-5 5 points6 points ago

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And people ask us, why we need mosquitoes? Oh yeah, they are food for dragonflies.

[–]EsslingenAmNeckar 3 points4 points ago

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It's... The ciiiiircle of liiiiife

[–]Prius 10 points11 points ago

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If I was the one seeing huge swarms of dragonflies coming straight at me, I would have run the fuck around in circles.

I am not a fan of bugs.

[–]GargamelCuntSnarf 2 points3 points ago

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If you educate yourself about these creatures (insects, bugs in general), your irrational fears will subside and you'll be able to take advantage of the balance we've struck with them.

[–]LackOfBetterName 3 points4 points ago

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Education: dragon flies + spiders are bros, fuck mosquitoes, flies and every other bloodsucking abomination

[–]bjorgein -1 points0 points ago

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They never fuck with you. They may try to land and rest on you but only if you stay very still.

[–]animalcrackers1 -1 points0 points ago

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Ha!! I would have done the same thing. Dragonflies are beautiful - at a distance.

[–]i_ball_daily_G -2 points-1 points ago

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Ah come at me bro

[–]justanothercommenter 6 points7 points ago

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I saved one's life one time. One of his legs was caught in a spider web, but there was no spider around. Must have just happened because only one of his feet was caught up and he hadn't struggled enough to get himself totally entrapped and ruin his wings.

He was totally calm and seemed to understand I was trying to help him because he let me grab him without even batting his wings. I released his leg and he crawled onto my hand and sat there looking at me for about 30 seconds.

Then he flew off on his next adventure none the worse for wear.

[–]GargamelCuntSnarf 3 points4 points ago

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Dragonflies always have seemed way too intelligent to me. I've had one square off with me, 6 inches from my face, and locked looking at me as I turned around. It hovered and moved with me so that it was directly across from my eyes, and when I put my hand up to it, it barely flinched moving away before it landed on my finger and turned to look at me again.

Then we parted ways on our lives' journeys.

[–]wafflelord 1 point2 points ago

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Dragonfly 1: Dude, that's him! Dragonfly 2: ZOMG! IT IS! You have GOT to say something! Dragonfly 1: Okay, here I go. ::deep breath:: Excuse me sir, aren't you GargamelCuntSnarf? I'm a big fan and well- sir? Sir..? Dragonfly 2: How'd it go? Dragonfly 1: That guy is a dick.

[–]Drumlin 0 points1 point ago

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Hmm...I have to wonder if the dragonfly ate the spider?

But good job helping the guy out.

[–]justanothercommenter -2 points-1 points ago

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I imagine that he went on to become the leader of his winged people and that to this very day, on the Summer Solstice each year, the Dragonfly King recounts to his gathered minions the story of his resurrection and my heroism.

Somewhere, in Dragonfly Land, I am a God.

[–]pstroll 0 points1 point ago

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Can we get David Attenborough to do a reading of your post?

[–]TheLastGuitarHero 24 points25 points ago

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"Stop. I'm doing Dragonfly things."

[–]forbiscuit 8 points9 points ago

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ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED

[–]ThatSleepyGuy 7 points8 points ago

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Dragonbro wants you to know you're awesome and have a nice day.

[–]Ziyad786 12 points13 points ago

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somebody reverse the gif! please i must see this

[–]zzyzzyxx[S] 19 points20 points ago

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[–]Ziyad786 -4 points-3 points ago

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all the upboats for you

[–]LarryTheSatelliteGuy 0 points1 point ago

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now damnit!

[–]MichB1 5 points6 points ago

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Dragonflies are awesome.

[–]Five_deadly_venoms 5 points6 points ago

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Now give him a brofist!

[–]supermermaidthing 5 points6 points ago

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He knows.

[–]jigby61 4 points5 points ago

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Aww yea!

[–]quicksilver93 2 points3 points ago

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How adorable, it even looks as though he's smiling at the camera!

[–]GargamelCuntSnarf 1 point2 points ago

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HI V little buddy

[–]xXEpicBeardManXx 1 point2 points ago

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Brobug :3

[–]BlaikeMethazine 1 point2 points ago

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When I first saw this I thought it was someone trying to feed a droplet of sugar water to a queen wasp.

[–]crusoe 0 points1 point ago

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Had a dragonfly get caught in our office, it was banging into the florescent lamps. So I turned off the lights, and opened the door, and.... it headed for the windows. It got caught behind the blinds, so I was able to gently pick it up, and hold it briefly before letting it go out the door. They are so cool up close.

[–]ssfc2010 0 points1 point ago

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Y'know they can't walk eh? Well you do now anyways.

[–]fetuspiston 0 points1 point ago

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Insects, just keepin' it real.

[–]Boobie-TGOD 0 points1 point ago

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does anyone else watch the walking dead? cause that forest looks just like the one Carl got shot in

[–]metathesis -3 points-2 points ago

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more like little nazi dragonfly hail hitlering....

[–]bosspig -3 points-2 points ago

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Then we feed it to the iguanas.