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Dragonflies by Moonlight Mini Journal

$8.50

  • Spiral bound mini journals measure 3.5″ wide x 5″ tall.
  • 100% post-consumer recycled paper.
  • Blank pages for notes or sketching.
  • There’s a story inside the cover that relates to the artwork on the front.
  • Made in the USA.
  • Handmade in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State

The following description appears on the inside cover of your mini-journal.

Inside Cover DESCRIPTION

Dragonflies are an ancient order of insects; fossils resembling dragonflies date back 300 million years. Dragonflies have large compound eyes that nearly cover the entire head. Their four powerful wings move independently, enabling them to maneuver in an extraordinary fashion. Unlike other insects, dragonflies cannot fold their wings flat against their body; at rest their wings extend horizontally to the side.

Dragonflies mate in flight. Eggs are subsequently deposited in or close to water. These hatch into naiads, the immature aquatic form of the dragonfly. They capture insects, tadpoles, and small fish by extending a peculiar lower lip at lightning speed. When fully grown, the naiad crawls out of the water, splits the skin along the middle of its thorax…and the adult dragonfly emerges. Both naiads and adults are highly beneficial predators, consuming large numbers of mosquitoes.

Dragonflies, through their metamorphosis, remind us that our true colors take time to develop.

artwork by Linda Matusich ©2004
text by Steve Sierigk