DSC_1623 Bush giant dragonfly, kapokapowai or 'Devils darning needle' (Uropetala carovei) large nymph at larval burrow entrance, consuming a Denniston six-eyed spider in wetland near Trent Stream, Denniston Plateau *
DSC_7983 Bush giant dragonfly, kapokapowai or 'Devils darning needle' (Uropetala carovei) large nymph hanging in foliage prior to emerging as a dragonfly. Denniston Plateau *
11005-21516 Lancer dragonfly (Aeshna brevistyla) female resting on Gleichenia. Adults will prey on flies, cicadas, and damselflies, and have even been seen taking bumblebees. Te Paki, North Cape *