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Dragon Fly Preying On Rice Stem Borer Moth.

Dragons flies are neither dragons nor flies but they are odonatian insects. These are so common during rainy season in our distt. Jind( Hariyana) that every one have to see them flying in sky over parks in city and over crop canopies in the villages. They are called as helicopters by the children in Haryana. Naughty and creative children used to catch them, tie a thread to their legs and enjoy them as game of kite flying. Our elders say that flying height of the dragons is an advance indicator of the intensity of the rains to come. They used to tell us that if dragons are flying very low near the ground then good chances for heavy rains in the area. Light rains or clouds will be there if these are flying at medium height just above the crops. And their flights very high in the sky is a symbol of clear sky.