Morning Feast: Bale the Dragonfly Nymph Thrives at 9 Months

Morning Feast: Bale the Dragonfly Nymph Thrives at 9 Months
By Lisa Loucks-Christenson, Founder, Documentarian, and Researcher, The Allie Institute™

The nights blur into mornings here. At 2 a.m. CDT in Rochester, Minnesota, I enter the quiet ritual of interspecies care. Bale, our resilient dragonfly nymph—affectionately dubbed a "dragon"—devours his bloodworm with a seasoned hunter's precision.

We've shared this bond since November 2025, when I rescued 61 nymphs from Pool Pond to spare them winter's deadly freeze. From that clutch, I've mourned 12 losses—to escapes, shed stress, and the challenges of training wild creatures to eat winter-scarce foods. Bale endures, now about nine months old, thriving on bloodworms, crustaceans, and brine shrimp. Mosquito larvae hit the menu soon.

Watch Bale in action.

This goes beyond feeding; it's a profound dialogue with nature. Bale traces his lineage to Lionel, Pool Pond's staunch defender and star of my documentary Lionel: King of the Pool Pond. Lionel's mate—likely mother to the entire brood—embodied fierce guardianship. Their pond began at ground zero: meticulously cleaned, a blank canvas for rebirth.

Now, 61 Dragons, my second documentary, chronicles their epic saga. I'm crafting baby books for each nymph, immortalizing their unique spirits amid hand-feedings and extended filming days every other day.

Through The Allie Institute™, Global Pioneer in Interspecies Spiritual Science & Conservation, I reveal these unspoken bonds. What wisdom flows from such intimacy? Conservation flourishes when we know species up close, bridging worlds in shared lives.

Explore my research at LisaLC.org or TheAllieInstitute.org. What's your encounter with nature's quiet guardians?