The Secret World of Dragonflies | Short Film Showcase

[@vipahman]

The fact that they spend most of their life underwater was eye-opening to me. Thanks for a beautiful and educational video.

[@migranthawker2952]

The Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) spends 5+ years as a nymph

[@Ronaldomeatrider]

That’s why u see them mostly in our pools or ponds near us

[@OmnipotentSaiyan]

“Mating only last a few seconds” Well darn, I beat their record…

[@vickikozakmatthews1112]

I can actually ‘pet’ a blue dragonfly out near my pool!! He seems to have a personality & perches on one specific reed & lets me stroke his wings & tail. He is just so cool! I love 💕 him

[@yLeprechaun]

I am excruciatlingly jealous of you. I would love pet dragonflies. Sadly, I must enjoy them as they dip and dive on by.

[@juliearnold5065]

Love your story.

[@GG-vq6ro]

That's cool

[@MeteoricStoneofSouls]

It's a fairy...a very deadly fairy.

[@JEEROFUKU]

Vicki Kozak Matthews I bet you have a lovely peaceful personality 😉🍀🙏🏻❤️

[@jayp4582]

I have a real fondness for these insects. It started for me one day when my crew got a job nearca wooded area early in the morning with a layer of morning dew. We were being eaten alive by mosquitoes for hours. They were relentless to the point we were going to shut down operations. Then out of nowhere a small swarm of dragonflies appeared. Almost instantly the mosquitoes stopped biting. Even with the mosquitoes gone the dragonflies hung around and allowed us to complete the job. Loved those little fuckers ever since that day! 😆

[@majorRedelitE]

i like this story of events have a like

[@lumiliyabnaapoy4283]

Wow cool!!

[@jonathanSpg]

They can fly up to 90 k per hour

[@GNParty]

@@jonathanSpg * KM

[@kmmediafactory]

@@jonathanSpg HOLY COW, 90 KM/H??

[@lucasdavis1964]

Even if you think these things are scary looking, just remember that they eat flies and gnats and other tiny insects that annoy you on a hot summer day.

[@blaquemarou]

+Lucas Davis all too true

[@janeens_lucidity2531]

But two them ran into my forehead 😂😂😂😂 I think they hate me

[@blaquemarou]

(lol) i find this funny that is so mean of me

[@intotheunknown6523]

The only insect I don’t mind landing on me including ladybirds

[@6v6-c4u]

Also mosquitos!

[@Xero_Espadas]

My god this was an amazing video, kudos to the film maker, camera man, narrator and others who made this video happen. Keep up the good work.

[@rand0m0mg]

It's the music. Some star wars shizzle.

[@haggai3.477]

@@rand0m0mg Tip of the hat to you.

[@jlsinner99]

Fascinated by dragonflies and had no idea they live about 2 years under water as nymphs before emerging as dragonflies for about a month before mating and dying! The insect world is as strange as deep ocean life.

[@raymondngu3026]

That was the most magical video I've seen in a long time, not since watching Disney movies when I was a kid.

[@nyarshroud8778]

One of nature’s marvels. Hunter of the water during young life and hunter by the skies during adult life.

[@guidobatinga9223]

Bjbj💟💟💟💟💘💝✋💛💜💜

[@guidobatinga9223]

Jkjj ✋💟 👊

[@Spectrumistic]

I am obsessed with Dragonflies for some reason... they so beutifull

[@sm9079]

ㄷㄱ티ㄸ

[@sm9079]

ㅢ디디디딛

[@ZekeRee611]

Their name is cool too

[@randomrandom5316]

Are you still obsessed about these creatures until now?

[@CiprianoA]

I love dragonflies they can eat up to 1000 mosquitos a day :)

[@RageGamer-iz5tj]

itscipr A actually not 1000 only 100

[@michaelrossi3707]

They don't eat mosquitoes! They eat their larvae.

[@banglarmn]

Wow didn't know why I loved them so much lol

[@aprilboazman4240]

@@michaelrossi3707 they eat both. The nymphs eat the larvae and the adults eat the mosquitoes along with other flying insects.

[@DemonicEngineer]

@@RageGamer-iz5tj actually 30

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

My favorite insect.

[@astrolopes]

Nice to watch a documentary with music as wonderous and beautiful as the subject!

[@judil3294]

Except for those who don't hear well, his soft voice is mucked up with the soft music making him hard to understand. Yes, great subject but I gave up. If I turn up the volume it will only be rude to others.

[@benji.B-side]

The music is from the LP 'The Planets' by Gustav Holst.

[@toonmama6]

Yess superb in every aspect. Sending this clip to my pops.

[@DACatface]

@@judil3294 captions?

[@emyywolf]

Wow!!!! If it wasn't for KZbin... I would have never known that dragonflies start out as water bugs. 😵😵😵 Mind-blown

[@karlynnelangerak4549]

Me too.! Karly from Maine

[@forthefunofit3230]

stupid ninnies...should have learn that in grade school!!!!

[@summersojourner]

F**K t-RumP you just can’t let go of your TDS. Time to grow up, don’t you think?

[@ansonellis2771]

The dragon fly is good for the environment in controlling pests.

[@jojobizarrelivingstone594]

@@summersojourner ?

[@RODERICKMOLASAR]

Washington State, July of 2015. I was reading a Ray Bradbury book aloud by a lake. The title was FAREWELL SUMMER. A medium-sized blue-bodied dragonfly promptly landed on the left-sided page close to my left thumb. He was facing away from me, and I could watch the rhythm of his breathing in his abdomen. It was surprisingly slow. His body was perfectly parallel to the left side of the page. The front of his head was just even with the forward edge of the page. He sat there for maybe a couple of minutes before taking flight again. Speechless.

[@matwithonet1984]

I was fishing at the river one day, and saw a nymph swim to the bank. It walked out of the water, climbed up onto a log, and basked in the sun until it hatched. It was quite an incredible thing to witness. When I first observed the nymph I had no clue what I was looking at. I didn't know dragonflies were aquatic beings first.

[@dillonx11]

if i could increase the size of any creature and ride into battle, it would be the Dragonfly

[@danyoutube7491]

You might get dizzy with the sharp changes of direction!

[@parzival9651]

There actually used to be big dragonflies in prehistoric times

[@NovaProspekt19]

​@parzival9651 not only were the flies bigger. But also the caterpillars, mantises, and beetles. The oxygen level in the atmosphere allowed for a lot of creatures to be bigger

[@rocioaguilera3613]

What an amazing filmography. My respect for the camera persons

[@smiller2044]

I'd like to know how long all this footage took to capture & edit. 🎥

[@DopeWithoutDope]

If that ain't starting from the bottom....

[@glengraham7080]

When a design persists 300,000,000 years you know it's pretty effective!

[@jacktheriffer1523]

Earth isn't 300,000,000 old,so uh...yeah

[@anunripecantaloupe340]

@@jacktheriffer1523how old is it

[@tashaschneider1419]

Beautiful images of these precious Dragonflies! Music choice is perfect!!!!!

[@D00DAL3X]

I appreciate dragon flys a lot more now

[@shellymauck5389]

Last weekend I sat in the Potomac River, Maryland, USA and watched up to 12 damsel dragonflies sit on my leg. I was intrigued by them and wanted to learn more. Thank you so much for making this film! My appreciation for this seemingly delicate insect has broadened thanks to you.

[@terryfriend16]

Don't know much about Biology... but I do know I love nature, and the welcoming Dragon Fly always reminds me of summer.

[@Tinaraver]

dragonflies are my totem & power animal; this is amazing - thank you

[@poisonempress]

I didn't know the nymph stage of these guys was so long and interesting, I absolutely love Dragonflies

[@annalisa14]

Ooooh, that last Nymph portrait was scaaaaarry !!!😳😨😱

[@brettnelson7518]

I heard a buzzing the other day and looked down to find this giant dragon fly chewing on the back of a smaller dragon fly. The little one was freaking out but couldn't do anything while it was slowly being eaten alive. It was pretty brutal!!

[@ematthews9443]

Wonderful, I would love to be a professional wildlife camera person filming insects like this. I did capture some dragonfly's today but my lil old cheap camera equipment isn't up to this standard. Always had fascination with insects, they're far more interesting than people.

[@HoneyDubey23]

Dragonflies are beautiful 🐉🐲 Its amazing how they learn to fly right away

[@DocRosow]

This quiet, gently presented short is chock full of well-researched secrets. Thank you for a beautiful and informing presentation.

[@rodiroddude6204]

who else thinks that Dragonflies are kinda adorable? i sure do. literally we were at our summer cottage and there was like 100,00 mosquitos and then there was a dragonfly. next day there was not even that many mosquitos

[@yLeprechaun]

I adore dragonflies. One of my favorite parts of Summer.

[@ratherbwithhorses]

Seeing more varieties this summer than recently was nice this year.

[@thegefster1988]

So neat seeing there is a world within our world. Such colorful beautiful animals

[@THEGANJASAINT]

the background music of this video is worth of an epic hollywood movie

[@rocioaguilera3613]

It's The Planets, by Gustav Holst

[@THEGREENHELIUM]

this was absolutely amazing, i hope they do a series of more insects

[@Jhayzer021]

I missed seeing Dragonfly, I remember when we lived in the province back in the 90's we see this amazing insects all day.

[@RobinGoodfell]

Absolutely beautiful.. and the music... wow

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

Beautiful insect with a fascinating life cycle. It's like an alien that feeds on fish, other insects and small frogs. They help to keep the *mosquito population low,* we can be happy about that !

[@shawmmaker1]

What an absolutely lovely film. The understated narration explains the sequences without intruding and the photography is outstanding. It must have taken forever to make, but how better could you spend your time? Thank you.

[@bluedasher74]

An enjoyable short film. It's got fantastic visuals. I love dragonflies!

[@robertocorradi7571]

Fabulous photography , Great information . . . Thank you

[@heatherkaye8653]

Just experienced the variegated meadow hawk migration at the Oregon coast. It was wild! Hundreds of the species all over the beach right at the wave break. Super fascinating!

[@mariuszsympatyczny8221]

Nice choice of music /well made video/ magic wonders of life

[@ashleyreynolds3931]

my boyfriend and i just watched this video and enjoyed it very much. We love watching the dragonflies each year but did not know many facts about them. not only did this video clarify many quedtions but it was also very interesting and entertaining. Thanks!

[@kimmer6]

Yesterday and today I must have 30 of then flying around my back yard. There is no nearby open water. Fighter pilots, all of them.

[@notanfbiagent8969]

I would die

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

Yes, fighter pilots. So similar to a Cobra helicopter. Except the dragonfly can move suddenly faster. Once I came home to hundreds of them over my front yard, about 5' high. What a colorful sight.

[@rr7firefly]

300 million years of dragonflies. Imagine that. Humans, far larger and more complex, but how well adapted for the long haul? BTW, I am really glad these insects were never able to grow to the size of a grackle. That would be a horror movie.

[@zhaniahernandez7722]

Wonderful works,they are fairies and angels to me.💖😊Thank you so much.🙏🙇

[@badoocee1967]

Great in-depth camera work and a fascinating perspective on this creature!

[@seachdamhneamh7771]

I love dragonflys I have always loved them since I was a young kid💕

[@drelrod5462]

fascinating and vulnerable, love me some dragonfly

[@xxAnaconta]

Truly magnificent creatures, and they feed on mosquitoes too which is a plus.

[@joshgaona]

awesome video and excellent choice in music too!

[@tahall5646]

I loved the video. The music was appropriate.

[@christinadeleon2050]

The music is Mars Bringer of War by Gustav Holst.

[@CariABray]

Love this guy's voice!! 😍😍 Soooo relaxing!!!

[@lcdd9091]

Truly fascinating! Thank you so much for sharing

[@susanwedell7627]

I played with dragonfly's as a child in New Orleans, I never knew they lived so long ! Wonderful video !!!

[@funkworthrollin4959]

I miss the Big Easy.

[@Mega12AX7]

Bravo Bravo Well Done!!! Absolutely beautiful 😍 I live on Eastern Long Island in the Riverhead area off of Peconic Lake, a well-kept secret. There is a place off the lake that looks just like this. Elevated trains going by and all. So many dragonflies. The place is truly enchanted. Herons and Egrets as well. Once there was even a Mandarin duck. Everything you could imagine migrates through here every fall and nobody knows it exists, except for a few locals. You could call it dragonfly heaven 😁

[@Jinks1447]

Thank you! I like dragonflies because they kill pests like mosquitoes! When I was growing up in Illinois we had lots of dragonflies. We lost some that got caught by the cat.

[@caldwell2021]

13:52 Aww look at that cute little face! :)

[@pcrana1]

most dramatic close up ever, that nymph is training to become an actor. mark my words

[@DanielIXVIMCMLXXXI]

That ending was kind of ominous.

[@jerryalakara]

So informative! I didn't know all of this. Thank you a lot. Dragonflies have been a mystery for me. They have a darker and unique life than the others...they're beautiful anyway 😊

[@MantisKiller]

This was so beautifully shown and well explained!

[@petarus625]

Love the music choices.

[@Angel-nr8td]

excellent video thank you so much

[@jeffosborne1147]

Just left the beach to watch sunset. There was 100's of them buzzing the sea oats area. It was pretty neat. Love them.

[@annalisa14]

Andy Holt, you’re great 👍🏼 thank you very much for this excellent documentary. BBC worthy. David Attenborough would like very much.

[@onlineeducationnepal7842]

My God .. this is so fascinating to find that it spent 2 years under the water ❣️🙏

[@mfmichele77]

I love dragonflies too, I had one land on my finger then would swim around my pool and land on my finger after every lap for 7 laps! No lie I have pictures with her!!! It was the best day ever!

[@BasilBear]

Thank you for an excellent film!

[@cjmarsh504]

Love the Mars god of war music in the background

[@deadmetal8692]

Quite fortuitous actually. I was just sitting at my patio and saw a Dragonfly cruze by and I immediately started thinking about were and how they live. Pretty cool, pretty cool.

[@melissakimplin8425]

Loved this . OMG these creatures are so amazing

[@terrierickson4195]

Thank you for creating this!

[@warrenlightning8137]

I've always felt that life us beautiful and cruel.

[@supriya5632]

Coming out of cocoon is such a beautiful process I wish I could also transform like this

[@leonmetta5153]

We do. That's why life can hurt si much sometimes...

[@tammyleeder1176]

Thank you so much for sharing!

[@wa13601]

Mesmerizing music and voiceover Never knew these things about these gorgeous creatures. THSNK YOU!!!!

[@junefox4172]

BEAUTIFULL creatures, there wings are so delicate, AMAZING .X❤❤

[@hjd832]

Excellent film....I love them & their strange beauty !

[@kiikat]

Wooooow so much information I never knew and stunning visuals!

[@r.mcbride2837]

Fascinating! I really enjoyed watching this. I adore dragonflies. We have many out on our ponds and they are so beautiful. Now I know what I'm looking at when they are flitting about out there!

[@brendagoebel808]

Such a great video on my favorite subject! Thank you!

[@OMEGa3FattyAcid100]

If it was narrated by Sir David Attenborough, this would have had more views.

[@senthamizhanseemanpolitics70]

Higgs Prime yes correct

[@senthamizhanseemanpolitics70]

Higgs Prime yes correct

[@DemonicEngineer]

If Suicide Squad was made by more talented people, more people would have liked it.

[@garryharriman7349]

I'm not religious. I worship what we have and what we can see all around us in this incredible and diverse planet that we share, as equals, with every species. No to supernatural, and a big yes to super nature!

[@pipfox7834]

Lyle Watson, fantastic writer! very under appreciated

[@gb4468]

I have always loved dragonflies..they are like small beautiful flying dragons. If you get a chance to see them up close they are all different. Beautiful!

[@ourjooniverse722]

LMAO the look it gave the camera with the music at the end was too good 😂😂 ❤ we need more dragon flies!!!

[@billiamc1969]

AWESOME!!!! Great production all the way around...and I am hearing impaired and still enjoyed this video!!!

[@jagalikatte5797]

Amazing video. When we were kids we used tie a thread to the tail of dragon flies and play, It was fun. Never knew their life cycle involved a phase called 'nymph'. Thanks to the producer of this video.

[@amyvegaaable]

keshav murthy LOL i thought I was the only one

[@dominicdumarang9081]

Thank you for this! What a great storytelling! Such a magnificent and somehow haunting (in the end) way to feature dragonflies' life. It is a life cycle indeed!

[@earthlen]

Beautiful video

[@VictorFursov]

Thank you for nice story. Dragonflies are so awesome. Best greetings and best wishes from entomologists in Ukraine!

[@yesman6877]

Beautifully made documentary..

[@LambieSamba]

Thank you, Andy Holt! Informative and enjoyable!

[@valsarte]

i love this docu film on dragonfly!

[@tlstraub]

This is very good, but if you find dragonflies fascinating, take a look at "Sky Hunters, The World of the Dragonfly" posted by The Secrets of Nature. The filmography is gorgeous!

[@lordbyron3603]

Dragon flies ..... one of my favorite insects. Beautiful and elegant.

[@10Gmeister01]

That was really well done.

[@funkworthrollin4959]

R/C Helicopters can move like this. It's really crazy.

[@ivelissehfranceschi1674]

What a great video! I learned so much about this beautiful creatures! I have a question for you, a red dragonfly has been showing up everyday at the same time in my backyard for two weeks in a row. I’m fascinated by its presence. It gives me so much peace, for an unknown reason. Is this normal behavior? I have taken pictures almost everyday.

[@rhondacosta160]

how fun! talk to her/him ...