That was ok, very decent. Sometimes children (i wish i didn't do it!) go to certain extremes and (unknowingly) torture these dragonflies. They pull young inflorescence of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) and insert a bit of the smooth end into the tail portion and let it fly. with four spikes it gives a 'helicopter' look on flight.
In another game, children hold a dragonfly each and make them to lift things like grass, portion of leaf, piece of paper etc. The one which lifts heaviest and holds for longer time is the champion. Those children who don't know how to handle the dragonfly were used to get bitten badly by the dragonfly. They will not dare to keep the finger in the neck region above. Regards Vijayasankar On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > We do many funny things in childhood. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> That was very bad but funny!!! >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> -- >> *********************************************** >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> >> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> Research Associate >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> Department of Habitat Ecology >> Wildlife Institute of India >> Post Box # 18 >> Dehradun - 248001, India >> > > > >
