Amazing video. I’ve been fascinated by dragonflies my whole life, like I’m drawn to them. If I am outside in the pool and I see them flying I’ll stick my finger out and have them land on my finger so I can look at them, and yes I talk to them lol. I’ve actually done this many times and I’m so fascinated by them. Great job on this video! I’m very happy with it.
Hi Janice. Thank you for your comments, I am glad you enjoyed the film. They really are fascinating creatures and have such beauty. I would not want to be the size of an insect with these flying around though. LOL
Thank you for this presentation. I have seen dragonflies on my hillside every summer. They scavenge the yard after I mow and I can watch them catch their prey in the evening sunlight. The nearest ponds are about 200 meters, 600 meters and 800 meters away. Your photography is excellent and the underwater videography is the part I was most curious to see. I am extremely gratified that you gave me exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you for your kind remarks. I am glad to hear that the program filled in some blanks for you. Dragonflies are one of the few insects that can operate in cold weather. They are able to generate their own heat in their wing muscles. Fascinating creatures
What a lovely film. I can't imagine how many hours it took for you to capture all that footage; you must have been standing in the water, or, more likely, crouched down in the reeds so as not to scare off the animals. A testament to your love of the dragonflies and the fauna of a small insignificant-looking pond that one would usually walk right by without a second thought. I want the thank you especially for the shot of the snail raising it's head. I never thought I would be staring down the throat of a snail, it made my night.
Hi Holly. Thank you your kind words. Filming wildlife does indeed take many hours. This film, like the other three took the best part of a year due to the seasonal shots required . Glad you enjoyed it
Enjoyable, though a few ID issues and changes in species mid-scene. Hawkers become emperors, banded demoiselle become beautiful demoiselle and back again. There's also little chance of the male common blue damselfly mating with the female blue tailed damselfly. A shame as it's quite well made otherwise.
Aaah those lill creatures do exist in North east india, i remember running after dragonflies and some insects when I was a kid😍😍😍 but I didn't know that a larvae of adragonfly was like this, I thought that it was some water insects😅😅
Has any one found out why does the dragon fly nymphs has small wings on their backs? What are they use for? This may be a good evidence on how wings evolve in dragon flies, if they have a purpose. I mean, it is logical to think they are there so that when they develop into dragonflies this is the area where the wings will be made. But what if it does have a purpose. Caterpillars dont need any wing parts.
Hi, Thanks for the question. As I am given to understand, it is these cases where the wings are formed, as you say. Also, you are correct in that caterpillars do not have this wing case on their backs. Caterpillars are different though insomuch as they "break down" into a "soup" and re form into the butterfly, which when hatched the wings are folded along its length. The dragonfly does not "break down" to re form, it is an active hunter right up to the hatching day. So the wings grow into the wing cases (like a tightly folded parachute) which allows them to form ready for hatching. There is some useful info here. www.dragonflyfacts.com/dragonfly-life-cycle/
@@studio12archive60 Yes, I know the different in their metamorphosis. I just wanted to know if any one has studied the behavior of the nymphs to find out if that wing case actually has any use to the nymphs. If they could use it to make noise under water or other type of behavior.
@@theinsectmanofwv I think the Italian wall lizards of Pod Mrcaru or the Escherichia coli bacteria of Richard Lenski are pretty convincing evidence that evolution happens. Or take Neil Shubin who took existing evidence of 420 million year old geological strata containing only fish fossils and 350 million year old strata containing amphibian tetrapod fossils to predict that a transitional fossil might be found in strata somewhere in between. And then found Tiktaalik in 375 million year old strata from the Middle Devonian. Anyway, evolution is not too hard to grasp. We know that the phenotype of any lifeform is determined by its DNA. We further know that mutations of the DNA happen randomly and frequently. And we know the fitness for survival of any given lifeform is determined by how well it is adapted to its environment (which basically decides if a mutation is helpful and will survive). So given enough time and number of mutations there's no magical thinking necessary to infer that lifeforms will evolve. Which is exactly what we observe within the fossil record and with living creatures like the Italian wall lizards or Lenski's E. coli bacteria.
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Amazing video. I’ve been fascinated by dragonflies my whole life, like I’m drawn to them. If I am outside in the pool and I see them flying I’ll stick my finger out and have them land on my finger so I can look at them, and yes I talk to them lol. I’ve actually done this many times and I’m so fascinated by them. Great job on this video! I’m very happy with it.
Hi Janice. Thank you for your comments, I am glad you enjoyed the film. They really are fascinating creatures and have such beauty. I would not want to be the size of an insect with these flying around though. LOL
Thank you for this presentation. I have seen dragonflies on my hillside every summer. They scavenge the yard after I mow and I can watch them catch their prey in the evening sunlight. The nearest ponds are about 200 meters, 600 meters and 800 meters away.
Your photography is excellent and the underwater videography is the part I was most curious to see. I am extremely gratified that you gave me exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you for your kind remarks. I am glad to hear that the program filled in some blanks for you. Dragonflies are one of the few insects that can operate in cold weather. They are able to generate their own heat in their wing muscles. Fascinating creatures
That was beautiful!
Thank you. Very kind
What a lovely film. I can't imagine how many hours it took for you to capture all that footage; you must have been standing in the water, or, more likely, crouched down in the reeds so as not to scare off the animals. A testament to your love of the dragonflies and the fauna of a small insignificant-looking pond that one would usually walk right by without a second thought. I want the thank you especially for the shot of the snail raising it's head. I never thought I would be staring down the throat of a snail, it made my night.
Hi Holly. Thank you your kind words. Filming wildlife does indeed take many hours. This film, like the other three took the best part of a year due to the seasonal shots required . Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you very much for the video so beautiful.
Watching them undergo metamorphosis is nothing short of amazing
It certainly is one of the miracles of nature. Thank you for your comment.
The underwater footage is amazing!
Thank you
Enjoyable, though a few ID issues and changes in species mid-scene. Hawkers become emperors, banded demoiselle become beautiful demoiselle and back again. There's also little chance of the male common blue damselfly mating with the female blue tailed damselfly.
A shame as it's quite well made otherwise.
Thank you for your comment.
Good eye bro 👌
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Aaah those lill creatures do exist in North east india, i remember running after dragonflies and some insects when I was a kid😍😍😍 but I didn't know that a larvae of adragonfly was like this, I thought that it was some water insects😅😅
Thank you for your comment. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed the film
This is the greatest thing I've ever seen.
Thank you. Very kind of you.
Has any one found out why does the dragon fly nymphs has small wings on their backs? What are they use for? This may be a good evidence on how wings evolve in dragon flies, if they have a purpose. I mean, it is logical to think they are there so that when they develop into dragonflies this is the area where the wings will be made. But what if it does have a purpose. Caterpillars dont need any wing parts.
Hi, Thanks for the question. As I am given to understand, it is these cases where the wings are formed, as you say. Also, you are correct in that caterpillars do not have this wing case on their backs. Caterpillars are different though insomuch as they "break down" into a "soup" and re form into the butterfly, which when hatched the wings are folded along its length. The dragonfly does not "break down" to re form, it is an active hunter right up to the hatching day. So the wings grow into the wing cases (like a tightly folded parachute) which allows them to form ready for hatching. There is some useful info here. www.dragonflyfacts.com/dragonfly-life-cycle/
@@studio12archive60 Yes, I know the different in their metamorphosis. I just wanted to know if any one has studied the behavior of the nymphs to find out if that wing case actually has any use to the nymphs. If they could use it to make noise under water or other type of behavior.
At about 11:25 the narrator refers to an "engineer's dream" and "design". That eliminates evolutionism.
So if i referred to your god as "a work of imagination" would that eliminate religionism?
@@billanderson8602 You must be a True Believer in Evolutionism. Please post your VERY BEST proof that evolution is real.
@@theinsectmanofwv I think the Italian wall lizards of Pod Mrcaru or the Escherichia coli bacteria of Richard Lenski are pretty convincing evidence that evolution happens.
Or take Neil Shubin who took existing evidence of 420 million year old geological strata containing only fish fossils and 350 million year old strata containing amphibian tetrapod fossils to predict that a transitional fossil might be found in strata somewhere in between. And then found Tiktaalik in 375 million year old strata from the Middle Devonian.
Anyway, evolution is not too hard to grasp. We know that the phenotype of any lifeform is determined by its DNA. We further know that mutations of the DNA happen randomly and frequently. And we know the fitness for survival of any given lifeform is determined by how well it is adapted to its environment (which basically decides if a mutation is helpful and will survive). So given enough time and number of mutations there's no magical thinking necessary to infer that lifeforms will evolve. Which is exactly what we observe within the fossil record and with living creatures like the Italian wall lizards or Lenski's E. coli bacteria.
@@theinsectmanofwv lol 🤡
I believe everything the narrator says without question and treat it universal law as well ! high5!! ;)
Hi, hope you don't mind me reaching out! I was wondering if I could have your contact details in a hope to speak to you more about your film!
Hi Annbelle. If you let me have your email adrress I will get back in touch
I can’t put my work email on here, is there another secure way for me to message you it directly? 😊
@@annabelledawe4038 I too only use one email address these days, which is my private one. I am open to ideas.