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rare
Helicopter Damselfly
Megaloprepus caerulatus
- Habitat
- Rainforest canopy gaps of Central and South America
- Wingspan
- 190 mm
- Order
- Odonata · Pseudostigmatidae
Weird but real
Hovers like a tiny helicopter to pluck orb-weaver spiders straight out of their webs, then breeds only in rainwater pooled in tree holes.
Why it's cool
The largest damselfly alive, a 19cm sliver with wand-tipped wings of blue. It rules tree-hole ponds no bigger than a teacup as apex predator.
