dragon flies as feeders?

[PrayingMantisPets]

I just caught about 10 dragon flies. Are they a good feeder for mantises?

 

[Ghost_Keeper]

I give them to my crabs.

 

[Salmonsaladsandwich]

I use those little red and brown meadowhawk dragonflies you see in fields this time of year. Interestingly my mantids sometimes eat the wings.

 

[Mime454]

I do, but they don't seem to have much nutritional value. Not sure why, but my mantids don't stay fat after eating them for very long.

 

[Ranitomeya]

Dragonflies tend to have very little in terms of food stores in their body. They're voracious predators that have to keep capturing prey in order to sustain their flight. They're mostly exoskeleton aside from the flight muscles.

 

[CosbyArt]

Seems to be common, just not sure of the nutrition. Have look at this forum post for photos.