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Common Green Darner
There's nothing common about a dragonfly with a four-inch wingspan. In fact, the prehistoric ancestors of today's common green darner predate the dinosaurs, and paleontologists have discovered fossilized dragonflies with a wingspan of ten inches. Today's dragonflies, like this common green darner, eat smaller flying prey such as mosquitoes. Watch for this darner wherever mosquitoes are found and watch the smorgasbord begin!
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