Ohio is home to a wide variety of dragonflies. Some, such as the green darner are found across most of the state and in a variety of habitats, whereas others are more elusive only found in tiny pockets of habitat. Dragonflies are beneficial insects. They are true carnivores, eating huge amounts of insects, especially mosquitoes and gnats. They catch their food while flying, scooping the prey out of the air in a “basket” that they form with their legs and thorax. They either e