Tim Yes. I have seen a dragonfly take a bee about five years ago. I had seen dragonflies darting about in several bee yards and suspected they were catching bees. One day I was watching the bees flying with the late afternoon sun behind me so the bees were easy to see when I saw a dragonfly make a bee-line for a worker bee that was flying away from me. I had a front row seat and could see every detail of the attack. Like watching a fast attack plane come from the blind rear of another plane. It was the only time I ever saw such an event but the dragonfly did the deed so easily and efficiently that I can only assume that dragonflies do catch and eat many bees. Couldn't even guess at the species name, sorry. Al Picketts Kensington, PEI, Ca. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Morris" <[log in to unmask]> To: <BEE-L> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:24 PM Subject: Re: Dragonflies > In a message dated 5/22/01 5:29:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > << Now the summer is (hopefully) upon us at last, this seems an opportune > moment to ask whether anyone has actually seen a dragonfly catch or kill a > bee. I have been able to find references to only two British species, Anax > imperator and Aeschna cyanea, taking bees. >>