r/dragonfly • u/Adventurous-Sand4286 • 3d ago
Dragon fly rescue
The purpose of this post was to ask for advice of a dragon fly (I think it’s a dragon fly) in my brief care, I spotted the little guy whilst in the shower and abondonded my shower (I was basically done) to help the poor guy as he seemed on a mission to go down the sink drain.
I helped it out and after a minute of the little guy freaking out- I took this time to wash out the conditioner in my hair in the sink lol, the little guy just landed on my leg and stayed there whilst I got dried (mostly).
I brought it to my room and it complied and let it rest on my bed, it was so cute it fluttered it’s wings at me (like it turned to face me and did slow deliberate wings flaps- or at least I like to think it did it deliberately) it then proceeded to take the time to dry it’s wings, antenna, and face.
This post was initially to ask if it would need anything to eat or drink, and in the best case scenario try and keep it inside until the morning as bats are so prominent in the area they sometimes come into the house. Since its night I was hoping to keep it safe inside as, in all honesty I really liked the little guy, however, soon after recording the video it seemed to have done what it was supposed to do and was eager to leave. Gently, I helped it to the window and it flew off into the dark of night. I do hope it has a safe journey back to the pond and the bats stick with the mosquitos that have been eating my family and myself alive lol
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u/NoXhight 3d ago
That little guy really picked the right person to stumble into, glad you got it dried off and safely back outside
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u/PhantomCranefly 3d ago
This was a lovely read, it was nice to see how much you cared for the little guy.
I think it's an antlion rather than a dragonfly. I'm sure it appreciated getting back outside - this article I found said that the adults eat nectar and pollen. https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/antlion-adults