Sky Hunters, The World of the Dragonfly - Go Wild
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- They hover over ponds and pools and inhabit the banks of rivers and streams. With their dazzling metallic colours and unique ways of flying they are truly jewels of the air. This film presents dragonflies as they have never been seen before. Fascinating close up shots take us into the world of these insects, which have lived on earth since the age of the dinosaurs. Spectacular super slow motion shots and elaborate computer animation uncover, for the first time, how dragonflies capture their prey at lightning speed while flying and how they mate in the air. Underwater photography reveals the development of the predatory dragonfly larvae while time lapse sequences show the emergence of the fully grown insect. However these amazingly colourful flying acrobats are in danger. The dragonfly's preferred habitat in and around water is rapidly diminishing, which, in Europe alone, has pushed around 80 species to the brink of extinction.
I am a rather solitary person in my hometown when it comes to the world of dragonflies. I have spent decades exploring dragonflies and have collected many species of dragonflies in my hometown. Preserve many documents on photos and films about dragonflies. Meeting everyone on this forum who is a lover of the natural world and dragonflies I find very interesting. Thanks for the great animal documentary and thanks to everyone here for being so open.
I feel, as hominin, we are just visitors to the world of the dragonfly.
Happy memories of my youth. One day while fishing with. friends in the mid 1970s a deer fly was really bothering us. Suddenly a huge dragonfly swooped down and got face to face with the deer fly. It happened right in front of our faces. The dragonfly swooped in and took out the damn deer fly! We cheered and clapped our hands! What a wonderful memory that was!
Love the 70s bro
@@neoesm best decade ever!
and then a bird swooped down and ate the dragonfly AND THEN an EAGLE swooped in and ate the bird AND THEN some native american shot the eagle and ate it because they are the only ones that are allowed to do
@@DRPrice-ml7gl or not.
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Not gonna lie the end is this documentary almost got me tearing up by how beautiful it was. I have never seen such a beautiful nature documentary, from the narration, the soundtrack, the sound effects and the amazing footage, this could not have been made better. Truly one of the best nature documentaries I've seen in my life
Yes this is what I was thinking the whole time … I felt choked up, humbled, and in awe of the world they brought to my tiny screen.
I have witness a dragonfly saving one of drowning . Flying over and lift it to savety
Relaxing also
@r33mote will, you stop bringing up every video, every where we go, fucking nonsense religion has to be related at least, no it isn't and shouldn't always be like this.
I can't help but smile when I think about the TH-cam video "Sky Hunters, The World of the Dragonfly - Go Wild Go Wild" and the memories it brings back of my own childhood. I remember watching it for the first time when I was 7 years old, and being absolutely captivated by the dazzling colors and incredible flying abilities of these amazing creatures.
I'd spend hours outside in the summer, chasing dragonflies and other bugs all over the yard. I loved watching them dance through the air, and I was always fascinated by their intricate patterns and delicate wings. The Go Wild video helped me to see these creatures in a whole new light, and it inspired me to learn more about them and their world.
I remember one summer day in particular, when I was determined to catch a dragonfly. I chased one around the yard for what felt like hours, but it was just too fast for me. Finally, I cornered it in a bush and managed to catch it in my net. I was so excited! I carefully examined the dragonfly, marveling at its beauty and grace. Then, I gently released it back into the wild.
That experience was truly magical, and it's one that I'll never forget. The Go Wild video played a big role in inspiring me to love and appreciate the natural world around me.
I'm so grateful for the memories of my childhood, and for the TH-cam video that sparked my love of dragonflies. If you're reading this, and you're a parent, please encourage your children to explore the natural world and to learn about the amazing creatures that live in it. You never know what might inspire them.
when i was a kid i found a dragonfly on my front porch just sitting there while i was eating a popsicle. after a while i got close to it thinking it was dead. poked it with my hand and it moved very slowly. it was very odd because i was used to catching frogs who run away at even the slightest sound. i put my finger next to it and it climbed aboard, for the rest of the night i had a new friend. it would stay on my finger and flap its wings and sorta clean its head - i brought it inside and it would fly around a bit and come back and land on my outstretched finger like a pet bird. i thought it was the strangest thing. at the end of the night i left him in the window sill outside and went to bed - the next day when i went to school it was still there in the window but when i came home it was gone - cried for a bit
That's awesome, what a cool memory to have.
Oh, yeah! I saw your dragon fly that day, just for a moment (I was driving past very quickly in my truck). Don't worry though, your little friend went over the rainbow bridge where he's happily flitting around a beautiful little pond all his own.
Never let trolls take away what’s pure, What you experienced is directly from God for you 🌻 a precious Gem to always hold on to. You are LOVED DEAR FRIEND thank you 🙏 for sharing really brightened my day!
Sven How privileged you were. I had a similar experience with a 15cm Preying Mantis. It climbed on my hand, up my shirt onto my face and spent 10 minutes sitting on my cheek, looking straight into my pupil. I walked through my home and out of the back door. I found a nice tree of the same colour leaves and he alighted and I thought we’d be together longer but alas, I have not seen such a beauty again in this area near the creek.
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I kept swatting about my ears, the buzzing of insects in my ear buds, lol. I live on a farm in Iowa. 75 yards from my house is a creek, pronounced 'crick'. As kids, we often hung out along and sometimes in the crick. We'd watch the beautiful dragonflies, wondering about their two sets of wings and huge eyes. After 50+ years, now I know. Last week on two occasions late afternoon and with no wind I watched hundreds of barn swallows gobbling up bugs. On both occasions they were accompanied with hundreds or thousands of dragonflies! They seemed to all be working together ridding the place of mosquito's. I've noticed a marked lack of mosquito's this summer. Thanks to my flying friends and thanks to "The Secrets Of Nature" for making such a remarkable documentary.
when i was a kid, ( am now 62 yo), i used to play with dragonfly by slowly catching them on their tails. i was so cautious not to scare them away . am fascinated by their colours. but this time, i could hardly see dragonfly around. i planted flowers around yet only few i saw around. i noticed than even butterflies are not that many because of the pesticides farmers use.
I am blown away with the quality of your cinematography. I fully appreciate the effort that must be applied to get the wide variety of shots that you have shown. This is spectacular to say the least. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I learned a lot also. Thank you for your presentation.
I was having a bad day. I was waiting for a bus. I look down to see a bright blue dragonfly had landed on my shoulder. It hung out with me for 30 minutes. I love dragonflies. They show up when I need them the most.
Ty to our God Almighty for adding the number ànd member of our brethren to God be the glory Amen
@@juanitocoquia2431 why is everything religious.look up sumerian tablets,,that,,is your ''god''..
ive allways like dragon flies,& stick insects,probably the same gener.ive seen stick insects over 1 ft long.cairns qld.why are they called ''dragon flies''..funny how things seem to get the correct name..funny vid to watch is,invention of the toilet..sorry,but it is interesting history..like the saying,''wrong end of the stick'',watch the vid..i go 4x4ing to get away from society,stars,nature,camp fire.just back to our beginings..sorta....
@Jim Bowen I had just missed the bus.
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Exceptional in beauty, design and intelligence and one of my favorite fauna. So clever, fishing on a pond i noticed one would follow my cast lure to the water surface and hover there. Upon reeling in my lure, it would follow it back to me. It would then position itself behind me and just above my raised rod, as to await my next cast. When i cast again, it would dart forward and follow the lure right to water surface again. This occurred for several dozen casts, confirming to me that it was not a coincidence but something very special. Kind of in awe, I felt some kind cosmic connection with this dragon fly, as if it and I were having a bit of fun, fishing together. This behavior i believe signifies thought and intelligence.
Wow! That’s awesome. What an experience, I’d love to have one similar to this one day.
I mean they have been around for millions of years constsntly evolving. They may be significantly smaller than they use to be but it allows them to dodge new larger apex predators more easily.
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Incredible insects. The fact that they live 2 completely separate lives and some species can live up to 6 years or more as nymphs is pretty insane. Their biology is crazy.
They live underwater as nymphs then as the helicopters of God’s design!
@@markdavidson1835 They're the perfect animal! It's also crazy how the only thing that has changed about them over millions and millions of years of evolution is their size.
This was excellent. Props to the crew who put all those amazing shots together. They must have gone to a lot of places. There's a creek near where I live that has a walking trail that goes alongside the creek and through some meadows and open areas. When i walk there in the summer it's amazing to see how many dragonflies are around. They are everywhere and look a bit like hummingbirds they way they fly. There are not too many other flying bugs like mosquitoes or flies and I think the dragonflies are the main reason why. So, I will always like dragonflies as a result.
Thank you for Shareing, about your Experiance with dragonflies
I have always been fascinated of dragonflies. This was one of the most interesting videos. The cinematography was incredible!
I agree!
Agreed
The statements in this video are unsubstantiated guesses and timings pure fits of fancy! Not unlike fairly tales.
Dragonflies are amazing, very sophisticated creatures & I love the fact they eat flies & mosquitoes LOL
IblewuponyourfaceIII great reason to love them indeed ;-)
This was an awesome nature documentary. Well executed and eloquent.
Extraordinary film. Master camera persons. Incredible. Thanks
I had a dragonfly totally hang out with me all day one day...I went to the pool early and was there all day long. He came and sat on my finger while I was in the water and I spike to him...he would fly off and return-at first only coming to me when I was in the water, but later sitting with me while I sunned...He flew away for up to a half hour sometimes, but came back over and over. We really enjoyed each other’s company that day...only twice did someone else even come to the pool and they swam for a bit and left...I eventually said goodbye as the sun was going down...
spoke...not spike!
They do that just as you describe. They have no fear that I can detect. They are a tranquilizing presence as you say.
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Thank you to each and every person involved in this production. The years of filming and weeks of editing have given us a real treasure to watch. Absolutely love this!!!
Glenna Rose you mean the days of filming and the hours of editing! Don’t you? Considering this video was made after the year 2000, FOOL
@@bad71hd she’s still grateful, fuck off with your negativity somewhere else
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@@ScreechSunday IDK WTF THIS EVEN MEANS!!??
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Love dragonflies
Amazing creatures. Only seen them in person a few times. Once waiting on line outside somewhere and one landed on my hand for a few seconds then shot off again. Another time saw one dying and put it into a ziplock bag I had on me for some weird reason. It died in the bag. Was afraid it was going to come back to life if I opened the bag and take over my room, haha. They have quite a presence. I can't imagine millions of years ago when they had two foot wingspans. Must have been shocking. They probably even scared some T-Rex's sometimes, haha.
They said that once a dragonfly goes too far down into water it is doomed and will never escape. Then after that they show how when a male and female mate the female goes deep underwater to lay eggs onto plants, sometimes for as long as an hour. They didn't mention the fact that the female goes underwater and manages to come back out again and survive. Great documentary, but they should have commented something about that fact and detail.
That's amazing that they've been around for hundreds of millions of years, but they only live for a couple of weeks.
Great documentary. Amazing work by all involved. Thanks for the show.
Thank you. My favourite insect as a child and even now at 63! Because of their shape and colours especially the damsel flies. 😖I used to chase them flying along the stream behind our garden, with difficulty! When I was lucky to catch one, oh boy, don’t they bite with a vengeance!
I Love Dragonflies!
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I had no idea they're so old ! They've always been my favorite insect, because of their amazing beauty. The fact that they live such short lives saddens me, but now I don't feel so bad about dogs living only 10 to 15 years ! That's a long time in comparison to the dragon flies . A beautiful and very informative program, thank you .
insects bin around for a lot longer then one mite think they, The O2 levels where so high back then they could grow so big
Had one once for 2 1/2 years on fly patrol. Missus fed him granulated ham, which they do quite well on. Mend well on Vaseline too. May intimidate your dog!! Be sure to pet dog...
butterflies too live short lives seems too short
@@erwinschmidt7265 REALLY?!?😲
If this is legit (and I think it is), if you've videos etc, they would make some neat watching! Also, I'd like to know how to develop such a good friendship and help care for the little "dragons of these skies" 🥰🥰🥰🤩🤩🤩 That would feel truly magical. 🧚🧚♂️🧚♀️
I had no idea that the males grabbed the females by the neck like that. Ruthless 😂
Amazing and beautiful! This so reminded me of the beautifully done National Geographic specials that got me interested in wildlife and nature when I was a young person. This kind of educational and entertaining video can only foster respect and concern for the creatures that are a major part of our ecosystem! Thank-you so much for such an enjoyable and informational piece! :-)
do you also remember Marty Stouffer's wild America on PBS back in the 70's and 80's ? great stuff !
Nature has lot of good stuff to teach us only to make us realize how little we know.
Video Dragonfly perched on my hand at: th-cam.com/video/KaYEHxK14pM/w-d-xo.html
VENKATASUBRAMANIAN R I know that you’re stupid
incredible footage!!
The dragonfly and the praying mantis are two of the coolest insects on earth.
Inculcation of Architect of Universe (Allah) SWT to Fossils Exploration?
And by fossils we know initiation of creation and history of planet earth.
This means on purpose Allah SWT left fossils, which will act as His signs when He reveals the verses in future, in scientific age, see the planning of Allah SWT ?
This means, Allah SWT since beginning of creation, has planned this and left these signs in earth and in space, which He has to command later in future to check, verify and confirm as authentication of His book ?
Lets read the verse
قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ بَدَأَ الْخَلْقَ ۚ ثُمَّ اللَّـهُ يُنشِئُ النَّشْأَةَ الْآخِرَةَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿٢٠﴾
Say to them,
"Travel through the land and Explore, how creation initiated / began (بَدَأَ) ?
(Single cell and multi-cell life 600 million year ago, multi cellular, bisexual live, 100 million years ago and dinosaurs age).
Then Allah developed the Final creation. (to Raise or Develop is يُنشِئ) (Aakir or finalلْآخِر)
(Final Creation was the purpose of initiating creation, and building up of planet earth so that comforts the Human existence).
Indeed Allah, over all things, has total control."(29:20)
Here Allah SWT is talking about the beginning (birth) of earth, when it got separated from the Mother-Mass after the Bing-Bang, some 14 billion years ago. When it was a hot ball or Lava and molten rocks.
Then it cooled because of mountain heights and rain about 850 million years ago, and
Then there was development of single cell organism some 600 million years ago and Oxygen boom,
Then the stage of multi-cellular 450 million years ago and bi-sexual fast multiplication Organisms.
Then there as Panspermia, and animals landed form space by Meteorites / Asteroids. 39:6
Is not the Quran the book of science, but from different direction….that is?
The target of Quran is Fast aging man, who has to appear before his lord after passing this earthly life by process of birth and death.
@@adnanadill WHO CARES ABOUT THE QURAN?
@@janehyden1652 the message reached you is very important
will you be the one who volunteers peace and prosperity to earth or will you do as Europe and America that kill million for their luxury
decide what you want ?
Religion is Organization and legislation of God to provide on His responsibility “”your bread on your bedside””
No struggle, No competition, No wars, No deception, No corruption.
Just loving, sharing, enjoying, and roaming.
Religion is not your attendance at Temples, Churches or Masjids, but these places are schools, that should teach and educate you this legislation of God as Masjids are doing.
But, if these places become centers for stealing your money in name of God, by producing begging God, as they beg your money as donations, tickets or flowers, Arti or else, then they should be aborted, as these centers stock Tons of Gold by fooling you, and poor are dying in burden of bank interests and hospital less and school less India.
The teaching and legislation of God taught at Masjid are ………
قُلْ تَعَالَوْا أَتْلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَلَّا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُم مِّنْ إِمْلَاقٍ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّـهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿الأنعام: ١٥١﴾
Announce / Declare
Understand/obey what Your Creator has prohibited on you
1) Do not call anyone else as God, at any cost and
2) Be kind to your parents and
3) Don’t abort your children in thought of poverty,
It is My responsibility to provide sustenance to you and to your children and
4) Do not go close to porn/nudity in open and in secret.
5) Do not kill any soul, God has prohibited that, but in punishment of Kill.
These are my commandments for you, so that you understand (how God take responsibility of your bread and guarantees your safety) 6:151
وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا لَا نَسْأَلُكَ رِزْقًا نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ﴿طه: ١٣٢﴾
Oh Humanity! Command your family be obedient and be patient (in hardship), I do not require sustenance (money offering) from you.
It is Me, who will provide you, and are awards for those, who remain God fearing (do not cheat others, even in hardship) 20:132.
Stick to these commandment and God/Eshwer/Allah guarantees you food and your security
مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ ﴿الذاريات: ٥٧﴾
Eshwer: “”I do not require from you any Provisions (money/donation) nor do I want any offerings””
إِنَّ اللَّـهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ ﴿٥٨﴾
Definitely it is Allah/Eshwer, Who Himself is infinite Sustainer/Provider, with ultimate and infinite resources/power with Him 51:57/58.
وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّـهِ رِزْقُهَا وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا كُلٌّ فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿هود: ٦﴾
And there in not a crawling insect on face of earth, whose responsibility is not on Allah/Eshwer of its sustenance.
He the Mighty One knows where to fix it (settle) and where are their foods deposits, these all are registered perfectly in a record (Book) 11:6.
Think, when God/Eshwer/Allah declares His responsibility even on insects, how can He, The Mighty One can forget humans?
وَكَأَيِّن مِّن دَابَّةٍ لَّا تَحْمِلُ رِزْقَهَا اللَّـهُ يَرْزُقُهَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ﴿العنكبوت: ٦٠﴾
And how many Insects are there, they do not struggle for their food, But it is Allah who provides them and you too and
He sees and know every detail (of your desires and needs) 29:60
وَمَا أَصَابَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَن كَثِيرٍ ﴿الشورى:٣٠﴾
And whatever Calamity befalls you, it is because of what your hands has earned, you have long been excused 42:30.
ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ [٣٠:٤١]
Corruption Appeared (Unjust/Biased UNO, SC, WHO) in sea and land, because of what human earned by their handy work (When aggression dominate). Let some of them taste the consequences of their ignorance, so that they return.
(God Law/Justice/Gentleness/Sympathy/ special care for weak) (30:41).
And there was an example for us from this nation, from history, which Allah Himself explains.
وَضَرَبَ اللَّـهُ مَثَلًا قَرْيَةً كَانَتْ آمِنَةً مُّطْمَئِنَّةً يَأْتِيهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَدًا مِّن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَكَفَرَتْ بِأَنْعُمِ اللَّـهِ فَأَذَاقَهَا اللَّـهُ لِبَاسَ الْجُوعِ وَالْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَ ﴿النحل: ١١٢﴾
Allah describes you the example of a nation,
They were given peace and struggle free life and food from all directions (in abundance) reached them.
But they got aggressive because of Allah’s generousness.
Then He, the Mighty One made them taste misery and hunger and fear because of their aggression/oppression. 16:112
Those eyes get me every time
@@adnanadill People like you are what makes religion so unattractive to some.
My mind is being blown by these cameras & camera work
Amazing example of nature's engineering! Much respect to a creature that's been on this planet long before we arrived and no doubt will exist after we're extinct.
I think we are beyond becoming extinct.
PizzaAssassin All of those are small obstacles that only make us better at what we do. Survive.
Extinction for us is not out of the question as long as we have our current governments in power. We're not the only ones in danger either.
@Toolman329 Perhaps
HI
LOL ' Nature' ENGINEERS something??????You need a cognitive process to engineer something! In other words, AN INTELLIGENT BEING. Shalom to you in Christ Yeshua.
That was really fascinating. My cat and I watched the whole thing strait through.
My cats eat dragon flies.
Lol my kitten would probably try to attack the tv good thing I am watching on my phone
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"straight"
Does mommie know you are here jimmy boy? 🤔
Dragonflies look stunning to me. While I can't stand spiders, I learnt to appreciate other species of insects. Butterflies, of course. But also ants, worms, praying mantis and grasshoppers. Dragonflies are amazing ones indeed. They have incredible propulsion power and they are beautiful.
Spiders dont bother me.....I had one as a pet in a over turned goldfish bowl once from spring until fall...how I caught flies and moths for her is a whole different conversation lol For me I cannot stand centipedes and grasshoppers....even outside I bolt for my life....This video about Dragonflies is spectacular....looking at them now ...I will feel like I am looking at the beginning of time Hello from Canada !!!
Praying mantis' look like they are from elsewhere. *shudder*
Dragon flies are the fighter jets of the insect world.
Very impressed with the quality of this documentary.
FTC yyggfg by%%this report on the
Very unimpressed w this narrators ability to SPEAK the English Language
Yes this is one of the best ones on the tube!
They're the apache attack helicopters of the bug world...
Except they can potentially move at speeds of a jet fighter is to a helicopter when compared to speeds of dragonflies to other insects.
We're not gonna talk about how dragonflies make a ❤️ while they get their freak on? That's cute.
Imagine we still have those
70-80 cm wingspand dragonflies 😅
Would be pretty scary!!!!
And the Bee eater would be pray💯
Amazing footage❤️💯LOVE IT!!!
In southern mexico Dragonflies feast on mosquitoes, so they're always a welcome sight for me.
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Its damsilflies youre thinking of. Not dragonflies.
Anton P How the hell would you know what Zogjhones is thinking of? Are you saying southern Mexico doesn't have dragon flies? Do some research you fucking know-it-all.
ZogJhones Brasil{Zig Zig. and libélula}
Joseph Kool way to challenge the most mentally inept person by bringing racism into a video about dragonflies
Considering the creature being videoed, this _has to be the most amazing, and greatest videography ever!_
From the description above, below the title: "...and elaborate computer animation..."
Jared Prince please consider 17:35 - 18:14 a dragon fly murdered by corn syrup or honey. Great job film crew
@@BuckStrickland Don't assume I hadn't considered...
and i nice voice and soft music ever now and then
As a young child at primary school I was lucky enough to witness the hatching of a huge dragonfly. It was a small rural school with only about 50 pupils across 2 classes. A small stream ran down one side of the playground with a stone walled footbridge crossing it. The larvae had taken up position on the side of one wall of the bridge. The whole school gathered around and watched for what seemed like hours as the dragonfly hatched out and prepared itself for it's new life in the skies. We were all somewhat spellbound as we enjoyed the sight of it drying itself out and inflating its wings. It was beautiful. Then it was time ... it took off for it's first ever flight .... low and fast across the playground. It was truly awesome to see. A second later a small songbird swooped down out of nowhere and snatched the dragonfly out of the sky in the blink of an eye. In the course of a couple of hours 50 kids learned both the beauty and harshness of nature first hand that day. I will certainly never forget it .....
Wow, what an experience!
There was a similar story of an animal being return to the sea. just as the team cheered its freedom an orca comes along and scooped it right up. talk about taking the wind out of your sails huh? dang
I remember Teachers calling me a insect professor for my knowledge about insects at primary school lol.
I am a person with very little education due to poverty and war. But I am very fond of dragonflies and have spent a lot of time exploring and saving many photos and videos of dragonflies. I have made many dragonfly videos on TH-cam.
Your an unofficial scientific historian
Sure , got ya .
I very much enjoyed this look into my favourite flying insect. Thank you.
They are friendly little things. Sometimes they will land on your finger or ride on the tip of your fishing pole.
That's true. Haven't been fishing in many decades, but I remember that now. When still-fishing, they land on bobbers. That's a nice memory. :-)
They're friendly if you're not a bug.
Dragonflies bite you too
Yup i have damsel flies in my garden around the pond and they will happily perch on you.
@@billythemillipede6102 They will bite the blood out of you!
Dragonflies are my favourite. Amazing insects.
Praying mantis are cannibals, too.
If a dragonfly could experience emotion, imagine what it would feel like to go from being master swimmer to master flyer.
Excellent. Dragonflies can be playful with humans for a few minutes at a time.
blackhawk dragon flies love being stared at with admiration. If they trust you they will fly on to your head. They love being admired. They are good eye readers.
They're not hover like a helicopter,helicopter hover like them
No helicopters hover with rotating blades , not like a dragon fly
"I don't hover like a helicopter baby helicopters wish they could hover like meee"
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G Gh holy shit it’s a joke 🤦🏾♂️
Indeed
@@ggh8384 it doesn’t matter if someone hovers with their penis it’s still hovering .
These little creatures have always fascinated me since I was a child and I still enjoy watching them
Such cool insects. Always my favorite
I've always appreciated Dragonflies for not having any stingers.
They have strong Jaws tho
Omg they would rule the air with stingers....
We need to unleash them on these Africanized killer bees that are killing the honey bees.
@@abdulraheem415 Yes
All the yes.
And sick them on yellow jackets too! .... yellow bastards😂.....
Wait a minute that sounded racist.....yellow and black....
Aww dammit....bug bastards! Aaaah!
@@raymondjones7423 I'm with u bro....I think it's amazing that nature has an answer for EVERYTHING!
I love dragonflies because they eat mosquitos. Die mosquitos die!!!
Me 2. Lol
My fellow student, studying Mosquitoes found a perfect way to make Mosquitoes become extinct. He was awarded his PhD in Entomology but the process was never implemented due to Environmental Lobby. BTW, it is the female Mosquito that needs warm Mammalian Blood to feed here larvae. It only attacks when its larvae have hatched. Humans have not yet developed immunity to Malaria. We have no right to make a specie becoming Extinct.
DIE!!!!! Mosquitoes!!!!!
Andrew De Mio xD lol I think the same
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Tch Tch ...Arthropods have the same need to fill their belly and defend themselves and their brood like all of us. I have never seen any Dragonfly lunching on Scorpions or Spiders. Perhaps you would show me the way?
There was a dragonfly hunting in my backyard one summer day. It would slowly fly upwind for a while, then zoom back downwind and repeat the process. Once in a while it would see something and dash after it. It flew slightly higher than my house, quite interesting sight to behold. I must've watched it for 5-10 minutes
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Dragonflys such interesting creatures thank you I really enjoyed this
I've always been fascinated by dragonflies and after watching this upload I have a new found respect for them, long live the dragonfly.
When I was little, I found a strange looking bug in a pile of freshly caught fishes and took it home. Turns out it's the water scorpion, the larva stage of dragonfly. I kept it in a fish tank and fed it flies, one day it climbed out of the fish tank and hid in a corner and a dragonfly peeled through it.
I still had no idea how it just climbed out of a fish tank. But we let the dragonfly go free, it was beautiful.
@@rc3754 Your story is crazier, crayfishes aren't even meant to climb!
R C did ya release it?
@@Matt-or9tq No it died trying to climb up our stairs. It made it a long way considering.
Water scorpions ARE something different from Larval dragonflies. Personally I think they are a lot cooler than water scorpions.
I am a cyclist and would ride by a small lake. It never seemed to fail that a Dragon Fly would come out to greet me and fly just out of reach as I rode. Always enjoyed that.
Love the mosquito eaters. Used to go out and take pictures of them. They are so colorful when first hatched. Fascinating to watch as well. I have had some fly right in front of me and just hover there for a while.
Extraordinary documentary... one of the best i've ever seen!!!! Well done guys, you've done an amazing job!
I'm totally enthralled by the clarity of sound and the amazing quality of the captivating movements I can hear from the camera-work. Even though I'm totally blind, I can almost visualize everything that's happening here, and it's like I'm watching these impressive productions featured in this channel. This is absolutely top-notch production, editing and audio quality, and even though I've never been able to experience measurable vision, I feel I'm experiencing it when I listen to this, and I don't even have to try to imagine what's going on! I really hope you'll have more to offer for many years to come, because this, by far, is the best nature-related documentary channel on TH-cam. Do you take these recordings from many other networks? I wouldn't be surprised, because with headphones on or surround-sound speakers, I feel as if I'm listening to these documentaries in a private theater here at home, and I only have two speakers! Even so, I could almost be there in the midst of all the action as well, and I'm sure that's what the producers wanted to make us experience as viewers and listeners. Thank you so much for bringing such consistently excellent material here. I know I can certainly share this channel with my friends and family knowing that you don't disappoint. Keep up the great work!
Heather
PS: I'm typing this using text-to-speech software that tells me what I'm typing, so I can correct any mistakes I make as I go along. I still proofread what I've typed just in case I made anymore that I didn't catch and correct them. Yes, it's cool to be able to enjoy being independent, but it's even better when sighted people make the effort to make this world accessible and even enjoy doing it whether they realize it or not.
Heather's post is an inspiration.
Wow,i love how fluent your writing is. While mine is so horrible lol.
How long did it take to make that comment
Dr. Kurt Mündl wrote directed & filmed this documentary. I looked him up because this documentary was so accurate about ecosystems and avoided inaccuracies and hype that many nature documentaries re sport to. He was a famous Austrian BBC- like documentary maker. He sadly died at age 61, last year. He was the science writer companion of Konrad Lorenz! Happily there are a bunch of films yet to watch of his.
You seem like a really cool person and the internet needs more comments from people like you. Thank you for posting.
UNREAL photography,I so enjoyed this film.
Wow, three hundred million years! Thank you for this presentation. The photography is just phenomenal.
I love these bugs, they are so beautiful, always amazes me when they fly over a pond, in the setting Sun
I live right near a swamp, and every August I like to lie on my back in the sunflower patch and watch hundreds of them zipping around in every direction :)
Sounds like you're in a time that has long passed, good to see it still exists in some places. I envy you.
Amen,dog.
Magical!
@@darklordojeda those places will come back when we stop using Round up and go organic.
“The male’s grip can last several seconds, or as long as an hour”
Relatable
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Nature is true beauty, look what this magic brought us!
I’m spellbound how you managed to film the chases for the Dragonflies. It’s impeccable
It's sadly CGI
beautiful dragonflies this is such an awesome film I watch it over and over I love them thank you for sharing I love this
WoW! I learned a lot!
Dragonflies eat more mosquitos then bats but nobody talks about that
I subbed! love this video style!
I am fascinated by dragonflies, they are such beautiful and amazing creatures. My hat goes of to all the photographers who shot footage for this documentary, terrific work! This is a great channel!
Jessie Vega thanks for the kind feedback.
+The Secrets of Nature thisis555m
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+Jessie Vega I agree..they are a beautiful creature.
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It's true.
I moved to the south and saw a dragonfly land on one of my plants and I was completely fascinated by how beautiful it was. I started searching up on it and omg I never realized how extraordinary they are !!!!
Felicidades a todo el equipo de colaboracion, excelente y hermoso documental.!!!
All I can say is WOW
The most beautiful insects on this planet a true dragon
beautiful & amazing insect!
Such a marvelous creature roaming the world for millions of years.
Thank you for making the extraordinary video.
The metallic blue dragonflies are beautiful 😍
You can clearly see how some of our vehicle ideas were inspired by nature. Dragonflies have to have been (at least partial) inspiration for helicopters.
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Their wings also make them look like biplanes, except the wings aen't one on top of another.
That's right, my friend has a photo of a dragonfly that looks exactly like a helicopter
the best documentary on dragonflies on youtube
*!! WARNING !!* The audio on this video *WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY* if you're wearing headphones! I *KNOW* it's just the show, but I keep slapping at insects that aren't there! TOP NOTCH!! 5 stars!
Love dragonflies, hate mosquitoes. Didn’t realize they ate them!! This was an excellent documentary. Subscribing to see more cool vids 😉
Growing up in Louisiana I first heard them called Mosquitohawks. I later learned Dragonflies
@@TheEaglewoman2 snake doctors I heard them called... But that lacks proof
Burning dry sage keeps most insects away. They choke on the smell and don't go near it.
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You mean you hate female mosquitoes. Only the females eat blood; the males eat nectar.
I once witnessed a dragonfly catch a wasp midair, land on the arm of my patio chair, bite the wasps head off, and consume the rest.
friendly buggers arent they
Neat!
Eiserntors Phantom of the Opera, I live in the woods of Canada and absolutely feel relieved when dragonflies surround me. I know the “best friend to mankind” dragonflies are capturing the insects that are out to feed on ME.
So, don’t be alarmed when the dragonfly darts at your head. Keep your arms down. That feisty dragonfly is grabbing that awful deer fly that is sitting down for a blood feed.
Cool
@@christopherfarrington9270 They eat mosquitoes too. And their colors are dashing. Top tier bugs.
Priceless and very clever job of making this movie. Million thanks to those who made this marvell.
How… did they make it look like the camera was attached to the female dragon fly?! HOW?! It was amazing
Stunningly beautiful, I never tire of watching them. The camera work in this documentary is brilliant!
Bit of trivia regarding their physiology. Although the larvae can walk along stream beds and underwater plants, an adult dragonfly (in its fully flying stage) cannot walk. Their legs are used only for holding onto perches and mating. They can't walk a single step.
thats funny :)
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Those dragon flies eat mosquitoes also. Very good insect for the environment.
I didn't know they snatched their prey outta the air. I love how bold they are.
I have hundreds of them in my garden. I had the garden designed precisely to welcome dragonflies and then i brought as many species as the local weathers could allow. and the garden is a haven for these glorious creatures. I can spend hours looking at them. and thanks to them i can have a pond without mosquitoes. and to make sure that there are not too many dragonflies, and to keep the population under control naturally, i introduced a few small bats (even created little caves for them to hide safely away from cats).
You sound like you have an awesome garden.
What does it take to grow/keep dragon flies in one's garden - I would love to have some to eat the mosquitos.
Pics or didn’t happen
best video ever
I love dragonflies. They are beautiful flyers.
I have a huge love for Damselflies and Dragonflies,theyed are the most Colorful and I see them at the swamp,where gator football plated.
Dragonflies are the most beautiful insect on the planet, I absolutely love these insects. They are very important. Like bats that eat insects that are pests to humans
'Merica!
On the other hand mosquitos are an important part of the ecosystem that are are excellent source of nutrients due to the blood it drinks from animals. Nature really is a wheel.
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Kill that silly rebel flag. They were a bunch of traitors who lost. You can’t have that garbage next to my country’s flag.
@@eyesopen4136 if they win you would be singing a different tune and it stays
Great documentary, great photography, just plain great and amazing,, thank you ,, more people should look at nature and appreciate what this world has to offer
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When I was very young, I used to catch them. What a pitty! My childhood memory brings me here.
Andrew Solomon loved your narration!. Great job team for this insightful doc:-)
Beautiful creatures. Their eyes glow with life. After death all that light is lost, turning a dim brown. It's remarkable really.
Incredible design by a much more incredible designer
Fantastic documentary.
I love dragonflies..
In Louisiana, they’re called mosquito hawks. They eat well down here.
Any enemy of mosquitos is a friend of mine.
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Must only be your local area. Mosquito hawks are different and are vegetarian