Dragonflies...are they more interesting than birds?

[Simon Mustoe <>]

Hi,

Of course, the answer to this is no, birds are definitely more "interesting" 
but dragonflies are pretty "intriguing", especially when there are quite a few 
we don't yet know how to identify.

There is quite a healthy list of flies-in-drag being added now to 
http://au.dragonflies.wildiaries.com. I've just uploaded a Paddle-tipped 
Duskhawker from Kingfisher Park a few years back as Jack Moorhead is just 
deliberating over another (possibly Lesser Duskhawker).

There are only about 350 species and we've got about half of these now 
documented but we're missing a lot of the wet tropics...where of course most 
are. We're also missing WA and much of NT. This is a great group to get into if 
there is anyone out there with a keen investigative eye.

Take a look at the Australian list: 
http://au.dragonflies.wildiaries.com/species_groups. You may also want to read 
the article "Dragonflies Through Binoculars" 
http://bird-o.com/2010/03/24/dragonflies-through-binoculars/

Regards,

Simon.



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