If the process is shorter than an hour, you will be getting a very basic Dragon - Terra, Flame, Sea or something like that. ![]() If you select the Breeding Building right after you start the breeding process, a window will pop up asking you if you wish to speed up the process. Understandably you will be anxious to know what dragon you will likely get. The female Darner often lays eggs on the vegetation present in the water, whereas the male stands guard over the female, as well as the eggs, so that no other male dragonfly approaches her for mating.The Breeding Time (time for the breeding to complete) is usually a good clue as to what the resulting dragon will be. After the process, when the female is ready to release the eggs, the male leaves the female near the water. In this position, they can fly for a long time in the air. After the male finds a suitable female, he holds the female with his claspers on the backside of her head, and the female Darner holds the male near his abdomen with her middle pair of legs. This process is very unique in Odonate creatures. This portion includes a penis and a sperm reservoir. Their sex involves a very unusual step of transferring sperm from the sperm producing genitals to the segments located underneath the abdomen. The adult male Green Darner dragonfly roams over the stretches of water to chase the intruders, as well as to follow any potential mates. The larvae produced in the summer in the northern parts again continue to migrate towards the south as immature dragonflies, to breed. In the winter, these migrating dragonflies are believed to breed in the southern parts of the United States, Mexico and in the Caribbean regions, which eventually produces larvae, the new generation of mature Darner dragonflies that migrate again to the northern parts to breed during the summer climate there. Some individual dragonflies behave differently by overwintering as a larva before developing as mature dragonflies in the season of spring, whereas most of the dragonflies migrate towards south in the period of autumn, and possibly fly in large swarms. The breeding pattern of the Common Green Darner is very unusual, as they are one of the few dragonflies carrying out the process of migration during the autumn and spring. GREEN DARNER DRAGONFLY Breeding Photo by: Bruce Marlin The larvae, also known as nymphs are aquatic in nature and undergo many stages of development that takes a long period of time, to molt and emerge as an adult Darner Dragonfly. The Common Green Darner in the larva form is smooth and long, which can be usually seen with brown and green marks. This dragonfly may turn dark purple to grayish in hue during the cold climate, which allows them to absorb the sunlight and heat from the sun. The legs of this creature are mostly black or brown in shade. The Darner’s wings are clear, although most of the times it turns to a shade of amber as they mature, especially in female dragonflies. A brown or black spot inside a yellow and blue ring is found on the forehead of the darner dragonflies, which is referred as a “bull’s-eye” mark. The face of the Common Green Darner is yellowish-green with dark and large green eyes that are seen on the top part of the head. The abdomen of this species is long and narrow resembling a darning needle, from where it acquired its name. In all the species, irrespective of male, female or immature, the upper part of the abdomen is seen with a unique dark line. In immature as well as female Darner, the abdomen is found to be pale green, brown or reddish in color. This dragonfly is seen with a dark green shaded thorax and head, and a completely contrasting blue shaded abdomen. The wingspan of this creature is around 9 to 11.4 cm, and the length of the hind wing is about 4.5 to 5.6 cm. The North America’s most common dragonfly, the common Green Darner dragonfly is a big insect that grows about 6.8 to 8.4 cm in length. ![]() In the United States, the Green Darner dragonflies are the official insect of the Washington state. ![]() It is also found in the Tahiti, the Caribbean and in Asia that extends from Japan to China. Like the Monarch Butterflies, these dragonflies are also well-known for their iconic nature of migration from the North United States to the humid climate regions like Mexico and Texas. In North America, this species is one of the most commonly found creatures, and its range extends to the south of Panama. The Common Green Darner, biologically known as Anax Junius is a dragonfly species that resembles a darning-needle.
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