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How large can the prey of some dragonflies be compared with the dragonfly’s body weight?
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Odonata
Male jewelwing damselfly (Calopteryx splendens).
Some dragonflies are highly effective aerial predators that regularly consume prey weighing up to 60 percent of their own body weight.1