Everyone loves a good photo of an anole eating something, and here’s a fine one of an anole chomping down on a dragonfly (or maybe a damselfly). It’s from the Facebook page of Tigertail Airboat Tours located on the Tamiami Trail in Florida. No details on what happened, but looks like a happy ending for one festive anole.
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Ambika Kamath
I wonder if it was in fact a happy ending. I’ve seen a male A. oculatus in Dominica catch and kill a huge grasshopper only to completely fail at actually swallowing it. He ended up just deserting his prey.
Sean Giery
The dragonfly looks like a Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina). They’re very common in south Florida, even in urban areas. That’s a heck of a meal for an anole. I wonder how he fared.
Kenneth E. Barnett
Eating a Halloween Pennant.
James Stroud
I’ve seen green anoles (A. carolinensis) in Miami eat butterflies hugely disproportionate to their head and body size.
Aaron
Cool Picture.