Ogre Darner Dragonfly Official

Its highly specific habitat requirements mean that even small disruptions can wipe out a local population.

Ogre Darner nymphs are . They dig vertical, mud-lined tunnels—up to 30 cm deep—into the saturated peat of their seepage habitat. The nymph waits at the tunnel’s mouth with only its eyes and the tip of its extendable lower lip (labium) exposed. It ambushes passing invertebrates and even small tadpoles, dragging them into the burrow. ogre darner dragonfly

The Ogre Darner is listed as (IUCN) and Endangered under Australian law. Threats include: Its highly specific habitat requirements mean that even