dragonfly

Converse of object

• catch: Paul fell back into the water with a splash, a fresh dragonfly caught in his outward facing teeth.
• attract: We have four ponds, so tend to attract dragonflies, some of them stopping to lay eggs.
• spot: Now lost in thought, now spotting a dragonfly, now a flower new to her.
• see: I failed to see this dragonfly at all last year.
• include: Ponds are home to native plants and hundreds of species of insects and animals including dragonflies, amphibians and water birds.
• find: Insects 18 of the 19 species of dragonfly found in Hertfordshire can be found on King's Meads.

Adjective modifier

• golden-ringed: Species ranging from the common darter to the golden-ringed dragonfly can be seen at Bedgebury.
• hairy: Hairy Dragonflies are common early in the summer, especially at Furnace Pond.
• brown: There are several brown dragonflies flying about, these settle in the sunshine in a warm spot with their wings open.
• rare: Lowland bogs are living things, home to rare dragonflies, birds and insects.
• red: A red dragonfly, a darter, zooms around over the pond then rests in the sun on an iris leaf.
• large: A large dragonfly, possibly the Southern Hawker was spotted.

Modifies a noun

• nymph: Could you tell a dragonfly nymph from a great diving beetle?
• larva: Add dragonfly larvae, or nymphs, to your pond.
• wing: Or rainbows of light, From dragonflies wings, On a golden summer day.
• specie: This brings the total number of dragonfly species at the site to 11.

Noun used with modifier

• hawker: Typical species: heron, southern hawker dragonfly, yellow water lily, common reed, alder.
• darter: On the way back, called at Porthellick and had a red darter dragonfly.
• emperor: The highlight of the day was finding a magnificent emperor dragonfly at the reserve for the very first time.
• adult: Adult dragonflies often fly long distances away from water in search of prey.