Why did this swarm of dragonflies form in this location?
Phenomenon Description: A big swarm of 200 dragonflies (a mix of common green darners and wandering gliders) flying over a grassland at an environmental education center in Raleigh.
Location: Wake, Prairie Ridge Ecostation
Grade Level or Course: Grade 5
Question: Why did this swarm of dragonflies form in this location?
Other related Questions:
Why does this behavior matter to our environment?
Do swarms look the same regardless of the species that make them up?
Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect: Mechanism & Explanation
Science Domain: Life Science
NC Standard: LS.5.2 - Understand the interdependence of plants and animals within their ecosystem
NC Objective: LS.5.2.3 - Use models to infer the effects that may results from the interconnected relationships of plants and animals to their ecosystem.