How do the larvæ get in the ponds? Frank is asking.
I will tell you what I know about it.
The winged dragon flies mate, and the female then drops her eggs in the water or lays them on twigs in the water, where they hatch out into larvæ.
The dragon flies have to be very careful when they go close to the water to lay their eggs.
You all know why.
Yes, it is because the frogs are on the watch to catch them.
The mother dragon fly knows the larvæ have to live in the water, and so she takes pains to put the eggs there; sometimes she even crawls down under the water on stems of plants to lay her eggs. Isn't she a wise little mother?
There are a good many species of dragon flies.