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1. The Miami blue butterfly may be a little butterfly .The Miami blue butterfly can be found in tropical pine rock-lands, and beach side in Florida. The Miami blue was thought extinct until it was rediscovered in 1999 . In spite of many changes the Bahia Honda populace held on until 2010, when it vanished, maybe due to a combination of dry spell, cold temperatures, and being eaten by non-native green iguanas. They was rediscovered in Key West National Natural life Asylum in 2006. The are one of Florida most endangered species. I love butterflies because they're colorful with wings of distinctive patterns. I love how they change from caterpillars to cocoons to butterflies. Its so relate able to life , always changing and evolving . Its astonishing that the butterfly emerges from the unpleasant small caterpillar and shapes a cocoon and after that rises as a butterfly

2. Six families of dragonflies exist in Florida with most found near ponds and other freshwater sources. Dragonflies feature large eyes that make up most of their head and a muscular body that helps the insects use their large wings to fly. Sometimes you'll see dragonflies hovering near blacktop parking lots, but for the most part, the insects stay near water except when they look for a mate. They then return to the water to breed and deposit eggs.

Adult dragonflies will eat any insect as long as they can catch it. Dragonfly nymphs live in the water, and they usually wait on aquatic vegetation.

From the nymph stage to the adult stage, the dragonfly has a significant, positive ecological impact. Dragonfly eggs are laid and hatched in or near water, so their lives impact both water and land ecosystems. Once hatched, dragonfly nymphs can breathe underwater, and they use a motion similar to jet propulsion to move through their environment. This enables them to eat harmful aquatic organisms such as mosquito larvae. The nymph will continue contributing to this ecosystem for one to five years before becoming a mature adult. The adult dragonfly has enormous compound eyes that are useful in searching for flying insects. While flying, it uses its six legs to scoop food out of the air. Clasping the prey in its front legs, it then eats the insect in flight.

Dragonflies play ecological roles not only as predators but also as prey of birds, frogs, and other creatures. The presence of dragonflies indicates freshwater. One of the most useful dragonfly facts is that they reside low in the food chain, so a scientific study of their numbers and their health can reveal changes in water ecosystems more quickly than studying other animals or plants. Some national parks are beginning to use this species to survey and document the health of the park's water ecosystems. Since dragonflies eat mosquitoes and other insects, they help gardeners and outdoor enthusiasts. This also helps the environment because it allows humans to reduce the use of pesticides to kill these insects. Dragonflies can also be used to help diminish diseases spread by mosquitoes, horseflies, and deer flies by releasing dragonflies in areas where infestations of these insects exist. These insects spread such diseases as malaria, yellow fever, dog heartworms, anthrax, and tularemia. However, dragonflies are voracious and indiscriminate eaters, so that, they might eat other beneficial species. Regardless of their fearsome appearance, dragonflies do not sting, and they are entirely harmless to people.

Besides, these insects come in many brilliant colors - copper, emerald, amethyst, sapphire, and others - that provide charming visual appeal for ponds, streams, and other freshwater bodies. They are my favorite because

Dragonflies are also a symbol of good luck in Chinese tradition. They have been an essential part of folklore in many countries, especially Japan. Japanese culture views dragonflies as symbols of swiftness and as a sign of summer and autumn. Dragonflies have been a symbol of purity, activity, and swiftness for some Native Americans. They are my favorite tattoo symbols. They also mean transformation. It is a symbol of joy and rebirth.