Dragonfly populations are booming in Victoria, with swarms of the colourful insects emerging from ponds, pools and waterways thanks to wet weather that favours their breeding patterns.
abc.net.au/news/victoria-dragonflies-breeding-in-wet-weather/101838638Dragonfly populations are booming in Victoria, with swarms of the colourful insects emerging from ponds, pools and waterways thanks to weather conditions that favour their breeding patterns.Victoria has seen two years of significant rainfallDragonflies lay their eggs in bodies of water, where they often float all the way to the bottom before eventually hatching.
"A good long spell of wet weather, as we've had all last year and a lot of the year before, has probably made the habitat very favourable to them," Dr Marchant told ABC Radio Melbourne.He said the breeding boom was taking place in areas spread all across Victoria. With extremely wet weather over recent months, dragonflies are likely to keep hatching at higher than usual rates for a while to come.
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