Dragonfly nymphs were eaten by American Indians (Ebeling 1986, Hrdlicka 1908).
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Dragonfly adults were lassoed for sport by Comanche using horse tail hair snares attached to sticks (Kavanagh 2008:198).
Odonata in GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-05-08.Dragonfly nymph in Inkberrow, Worcestershire by rodtukDragonfly. The wings held outward from (& perpendicular to) the body at rest distinguish it from damselflies.
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