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December 2020

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Children admire a gianat bush dragonfly near Cone Hut. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography
We’re used to thinking of birds like the karearea or mammals like the stoat as super predators. Efficient killers with incredible senses that have no mercy when their prey comes within reach. However, neither of these animals can match an insect with a 250-million year old lineage: the dragonfly. Dragonflies are lethal hunters. Research has […]
Shaun Barnett

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