|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| There are the small Insect dragons, sometimes called Dwarf dragons. I discovered them in the early eighties. These Dragons live in the deepest jungles of South America. They are commonly not longer than 5 inches. |
Female breeding
|
|
|
There is a significant difference between the sexes. Males have arms used for mating with the armless females. They carry them while mating.
Brooding females are fed by the males, after hatching they carry the little ones to flowering plants.
|
Male, Butterfly Type
|
|
| The female above is of the hymenoptera type, the aborigines say that the larvae are even fed by their fathers. But there is no scientific proof. |
Larvae at Tillandsie
| Larvae at Tillandsie |
| They are supposed to use their arms for feeding. The larvae lurk and take their prey by surprise. |
Head of Larvae
|
Head of Larvae |
| Small Prey is usually taken with the tongue. Greater
prey is taken by their long teeth. |
