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The California darner typically spends several years maturing from a naiad before transitioning into their adult dragonfly form. When this transformation occurs, it occurs at night, which is believed to be an adaptation in order to avoid being preyed upon by diurnal predators such as birds, frogs, and fish.
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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691113647. Ball-Damerow, J.E.; Oboyski, P.T.; Resh, V.H. (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys (482): 67–89.
Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. "North American Odonata". Dragonfly Society of the Americas. 2012; Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 9781560989592. Steinmann, Henrik (1997).
Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-94-2. Nikula, Blair; Loose, Jennifer L.; Burne, Matthew R. (2003). Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
Nymph of Libellula saturata from California. [3] An immature flame skimmer feeds mainly on aquatic insects. Its diet consists of mosquito larvae, aquatic fly larvae, mayfly larvae, freshwater shrimp, small fish, and tadpoles. The nymphs, which live in the mud at the bottom of warm streams or ponds, catch their prey by waiting patiently for it ...
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The insect family Macromiidae contains the dragonfly species known as cruisers or skimmers.They tend to fly over bodies of water (and roads) straight down the middle. They are similar to Aeshnidae in size, but the eyes are green and just barely meet at the top of the head.