Adult damselflies eat mainly flying insects. Larvae eat insects in the water, worms, and occasionally small fish. Fish, turtles, frogs, and birds all like to eat damselflies. Adult damselflies breathe by drawing air into special breathing tubes in their bodies.

Do damselflies eat plants?

Damselflies are carnivorous insects that live and breed near freshwater habitats. ... They prey on freshwater organisms, mosquito larvae, various small aquatic insects and other arthropods within their reach. At the last stage, a naiad crawls out of the water and clings to a plant, drying its skin.

Do damselflies eat ants?

Both damselflies and dragonflies can be found flying through fields hunting for their food (their food is other insects). ... Damselflies hunt in groups whereever they find large numbers of termites together, when they find an ant colony, or near swarms of mayflies and gnats.