Dragonfly vs Damselfly | Deadliest Showdowns | BBC Earth

This videos was first released on our sister channel Earth Unplugged. You can check out their awesome channel here - http://www.youtube.com/user/EarthUnpl... Steve Backshall analyses the hunting strategy of one of the fastest insects on the planet, the Emperor Dragonfly, as it tracks down its prey, a damselfly. Travelling at speeds in excess of 48kph, this is one formidable aerial assassin