http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/11/01/stress-is-a-real-killer-for-dragonflies/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/11/01/stress-is-a-real-killer-for-dragonflies/comment-page-1/#comment-77233 Stephen Crowley Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:02:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=19833#comment-77233 Creepy. Last week I was playing Tennis with some friends and a pair of dragonflies had croaked and died on the court. One of my friends thought they were "beautiful" and took a pic with her iPhone. That night, I had an extremely vivid vision of the dragonflies, it was weird.  Creepy. Last week I was playing Tennis with some friends and a pair of dragonflies had croaked and died on the court. One of my friends thought they were “beautiful” and took a pic with her iPhone. That night, I had an extremely vivid vision of the dragonflies, it was weird. 

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/11/01/stress-is-a-real-killer-for-dragonflies/comment-page-1/#comment-77226 Dsa Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:45:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=19833#comment-77226 Do the predators sharing the dragonfly habitat carry harmful diseases or bacteria that influence the living environment?  ie, are the larvae croaking not from stress, but rather from disease or environmental toxins? Do the predators sharing the dragonfly habitat carry harmful diseases or bacteria that influence the living environment?  ie, are the larvae croaking not from stress, but rather from disease or environmental toxins?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/11/01/stress-is-a-real-killer-for-dragonflies/comment-page-1/#comment-77225 Wade Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:44:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=19833#comment-77225 Stress?  Did anyone consider water quality? Stress?  Did anyone consider water quality?

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