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- Here's all you need to know about dragonflies, and you will SEE them. Dragonflies live at such swirling speed that we dawdling humans can only keep up if we see the action in super slomo. Many thanks to ALIAS ANIMO for the use of his stunning macro footage of dragonfly faces ( • Dragonfly Super Macro ... ).
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You make learning the science of nature so joyful! Thank you for allowing us to delight in the culmination of your many hours of patient waiting & spectacular filming.
Now if that isn't a sweet ccompliment, I don't know what is. That you. It's nice to know that you have an inkling of the patience that went into this little project.
Wonderful work on this! Thank you for the detailed explanation of these beautiful creatures!
Believe me, April, making it was a pleasure. These Causey, grotesque creatures hypnotize me. Thanks for commenting.
Wowzer, Jo! My lips dried out from lack of closing my mouth! And it wasn’t from congestion. Simply awe!
Aw, Cori, you sure know how to show your appreciation! Thanks. I’m just sorry to be done filming them for a long time. What fun they are!
I LOVE dragonflies! Excellent video as always, Mrs. Alwood!
Oh, me too, Brandon. I love filming them.
Thanks Jo for this one! Dragonflies are my sister's favorite! I surely did not know all of this great information about the beloved Dragonfly! Crazy interesting!!
I know, I know. Aren't they bizarre and intriguing? Learning more about them was a treat for me, and I love to hear from someone who got a kick out of it too. Thanks for commenting.
I love this! Such a nice video. Thank you!
Thanks, Mrs. Johnson. I made it just for you. ... And a few others.
Great video as always. I love watching dragonflies. They are a challenge to photograph.
They're easy to film on perches, but in flight? Oh yeah!
How fascinating.. and with the best narrators voice in YT.. I totally enjoyed this.. thanks hun..❤️☮️
I consider dragonflies little miracles, can’t get enough of them. So I’m glad you totally enjoyed them, and thanks for telling me once again that I have “the best narrators voice in YT.“ By the way, I also appreciate your peace sign. Believe it or not, we have a neon peace sign hanging in our den.
Another winning entry from a favorite contributor! I had overlooked this post until now, just by dint of myopia, So glad I did get it, as it provides a fascinating look at another miracle of nature...Jo Alwood AND the dragonfly. Thank you.
Since this movie covers the topic pretty thoroughly, I can't imagine finding an excuse to make more dragonfly movies. 🤥😮💨☹
Great vid. Like your style of narration! Just had the pleasure of getting a few photos of one yesterday.
Wow this is like the audio encyclopedia on dragonfly I'm very impressed I didn't Know there was so much to dragonflies 💯⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍👍
Yeah, they're impressive all right. I can't get enough of them.
JoAlwood is the best! I was looking forward to this video!
@@kevin84lee Yeah, I remember telling you, when you commented on an earlier movie about dragonflies mating, that I'd be posting this one on the 28th. It's nice to know that was info you wanted.
Another great video 😊 I love dragon flies. Every evening i look up and there's always alot of those really big dragon flies flying over our house and yard. Idk what kind they are, but probably about 4 or 5 inches long and a good size head. Competing with the little brown bats for those pesky mosquitoes. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I sometimes see large dragonflies like that too, but since I never see them perching, I have no more idea how to ID them than you do. Interesting, though, isn't it?
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME yeah i never see the big ones landing anywhere. Just always flying over our house/ yard in the evenings in continuous circle patterns. Still a neat summertime sight.
@@georgiacopperhead4947 for sure.
Love your videos, this one was no exception.
How about a video on every nature lovers most reviled pest, the bloodthirsty mosquito!!
Sure. If I could ever get a camera on them! (Anyway, thanks for the compliment.)
Jo Alwood, one video with your narration and I'm hooked! I love all your presentations!
Love to hear it, Kevin! I’m publishing every fourth Friday now, and in case you can’t survive that long without an Alwood fix, you can browse through the 300 movies that are already up. 😉
True story: I didn't know they were called dragonflies until I was well into adulthood. My 93yo mother told her seven children, they were "Sewing Bugs" and if you talked when they were around, they would sew your lips shut. We would be out playing in the pool and someone would point and shout, "Sewing Bug!" and we would all fall silent and suck in our lips in anticipation of an unprovoked Sewing Bug attack. Mom said her own Mother used to tell her children that and it worked for her! 🤣 A rare moment of quiet for poor Mom. Sewing Bugs hold a special place in my childhood memories and I have always thought they were absolutely beautiful - ESPECIALLY those big eyes and fuzzy little faces. Thanks Jo!
I should clarify that while I was well into adulthood before I knew they were called "dragonflies," I knew long before that time, that they would not, in fact, sew my lips shut. 😐🤐
@@SimplyGobsmacked I laughed out loud at your story, including the addendum. Thanks.
Excellent Presentation! Keep up the GREAT work!
A compliment like that brings a big smile to my face. I’m glad you liked it so much, and thank you.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME I look forward to more! Subscribed! 🥰
@@hightechstuff2 Subscribed? Good idea, that's what I say. And between now and August 25th, when I publish again, you can browse the 300 or so videos already up on my channel. Have fun.
Nice job! Love the remake. 👏
Glad to hear it, especially coming from such a genie with a camera.
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I do love them. Thanks for explaining to me why I’ve never been able to get one to light in my finger. ❤️❤️❤️
I understand about loving them. I feel sort of bereft now that I no longer have an excuse to spend hours filming them.
That was fantastic. The work required to create and make this poetic narration with videos deserves big respect. FYI, I often create small frog ponds, ultimately to attract frogs and Newts, because small ponds/wetlands I’ve found contain an enormous amount of wildlife that is fascinating to watch (and often beneficial). Among that wildlife is the Dragonfly… beautiful insects that are very entertaining to watch and a great indicator of a healthy pond.
You're right, Lou, this took hundreds of hours to film and put together. And it was a labor of love. I'm disappointed that I no longer have a reason to film the dragonflies.
I'm interested in your ponds. We have two manmade stream beds that run at a slow trickle. They attract lots of birds but not much in the way of frogs or dragonflies--just damselflies. And I'd love to film frogs. Any tips?
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Hundreds of hours, incredible and worthwhile. I find that generally frogs prefer stagnant water, I think b/c that also attracts insects (including of course mosquitos) and allows plant life, especially important to feed tadpoles. The depth and edges are also important, must have no straight deep edge that can disable the frog to exit, and generally 2-4’ deep. It should also contain areas for them to hide in the water (using rocks, logs, etc) from predators. And the amount of sun is important… they like to sunbathe in the pond on an “island” (rock, log, lily pad) but there musn’t be so much sun that the pond overheats or completely evaporates. I normally see them discover new ponds quickly (usually after a hard rain, they will move and seek another location), but I have a case this summer of a new pond not yet attracting any frogs. I think it is just too far from where I know they are currently… so I will make more in between and just be patient. FYI you know you’ve got ‘em when you hear a little splash as you approach the pond (they are very hard to see since are so still and camouflage very well).
Also, the type of water to attract birds is the opposite… birds tend towards flowing, clean, fresh, very shallow water for bathing and drinking. I have a bird bath by my porch that has a battery-powered motor to produce some waves. This both makes it visually attractive to the birds and prevents mosquitos laying eggs. And this month it is in near constant use… so fun to watch. I have future plans to add a misting system towards the bath (using condensate water from AC/heat pumps/dehumidifier… no minerals to clog) and this will additionally make the hummingbirds happy.
@@silentlou4375 Thanks for the detailed explanation. There's no way to adapt what we have. That's what I guess I was hoping for. So unless you happen to live in St. Louis, I'll just have to find my own frogs.
Outstanding breakdown of this beautiful predator's unmatched agility. If dragonflies ever crawled through toxic waste and grew to be the size of cars, humanity wouldn't stand a chance!
Would it be fair to say that your image of a car crawling through toxic waste marks you as someone who would dig the dragonfly’s darker side? No offense intended, you understand. In fact, I can appreciate that attitude.
I forgot to say that I also agree with you about this beautiful predator’s unmatched agility, and I’m glad you liked the way I explained things.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Indeed. I honestly believe that they may be the most efficient predators on the planet. I do a lesson on these amazing creatures every year for my 3rd grade class, and I'll be referring them to your video in future!
@@speedgriffon2504 I do love the idea of helping third graders learn to appreciate these fantastic creatures. Thanks for telling me that.
Great video as always Jo! ❤
Thanks. I do love filming those dragonflies!
Thank you for this wonderful video
It’s my pleasure, especially when I hear from someone like you who really appreciates it. Thanks for commenting.
You are delightful to listen to, love the content!!!
Well, I certainly love the compliment!! Say, are you new to my channel? (And if so, how did you happen upon my stuff?)
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Im from birbcord! You recently posted the damselfly mating video there, I loved it!
@@Horrid_Beast it’s a treat for me to know that you found me that way. I recently hired a social media savvy teen to show me how to use other sites Beyond Facebook. You are the first person who has let me know that using discord has actually produced results. I am dictating this answer as I sit in a meadow with two cameras trained on milkweed. I’ve been getting monarch and viceroy butterfly footage these last couple of weeks. I haven’t decided yet how I will eventually use this stuff, but I capturing their flight in super slow now, and it is GORGEOUS!
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME I bet no matter what you do with the footage, the video will be excellent! cant wait to see it!!!
It's a treat for me to know that I've just gotten such a fan. Thank you. Making these movies is my passion - what keeps me (at least sort of) young, even though I'm 82. Tomorrow afternoon I will post my monthly full length video. They're usually 3 to 6 minutes long.
GReat footage, I love them as well...
I get it, Will. I can't get enough of filming these gauzy, grotesque creatures.
Most that I see here in Texas, are so pretty. I love it when they are here, around middle of summer until it starts to cool off. Thanks Ms.Jo!❤❤
Oh, please do! I like the idea that this little film helped prompt you to give these feisty sprites some more homes.
I never get enough of watching dragonflies. It’s a passion that you and I share. Thanks for commenting, Doonaleigh. (is that how you spell your name, or is Leigh your middle name?)
I just posted a film about Tree Swallows, and I didn't notice that that wasn't what you were commenting on. Please ignore my nonsensical comment.
@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME yes ma'am, Leigh is my middle name. I really go by just Donna. 😊
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME I also watched your video about the tree swallow! I am definitely going to put out some nesting boxes!❤️
I have always wonderes how there are so many different colors and beautiful patterns of dragon flies.
Yes, now that I think about it, some bugs are dull, mostly black. Others are brilliant. Of course dragonflies are predators, so you might suppose they can afford to be bright and vivid. But then again, they're preyed upon, and those bright colors make it easier for birds to spot them. The question intrigues me. Maybe I should do some research and consider a movie about it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, Amy.
Thank you.
My pleasure, Geraldine.