Tag: dragonflies
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How 6 species at Ontario Parks survive the winter
Today’s post was written by Connor Oke, past marketing intern at Ontario Parks, using information provided by Assistant Superintendent Mark Read at Murphys Point Provincial Park. If Canada is known for one thing, it’s for our long, cold winters. Wild animals rely on evolution and natural adaptations to survive until spring. The strategies they’ve developed are varied…
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Dragonflies: the ultimate prehistoric predator
Today’s blog came from Hope Freeman, Discovery leader at Grundy Lake Provincial Park. Gather round. I’ve got a creature of the night that is sure to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up…just in time for spooky season. Picture this: you’re lakeside, with the sun just setting on the horizon. You catch…
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The dragonfly hunter
Sonje Bols is an interpreter and naturalist with Ontario Parks, and coordinates the Discovery Drop-in program at a number of parks in Northeastern Ontario. She loves dragonflies: watching them, catching and identifying their species, and pretty much everything else about them. As soon as it’s warm enough to be outside in a t-shirt and shorts,…
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The fascinating world of dragonflies and their importance to ecosystems
Today’s blog comes to us from Algonquin Provincial Park Naturalist Sarah Lamond. Picture it: a warm July day at Algonquin. You’re basking in the day’s rays and exploring an interpretive trail. It’s all picture perfect until you hear that telltale buzz and feel an all-too-familiar pain on your scalp. The Deer Flies have arrived. Swatting at…
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Emergence of the Dragonhunter
Today’s post comes from Evan McCaul, Ecologist with Ontario Parks’ Northwest Zone. While conducting an ecological inventory of Brightsand River Provincial Park, Ontario Parks staff witnessed and recorded a large scale emergence of dragonflies, including a Dragonhunter, the largest clubtail dragonfly in North America!