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A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world.
Sep 6, 2024 · dragonfly, (suborder Anisoptera), any of a group of roughly 3,000 species of aerial predatory insects most commonly found near freshwater habitats throughout most of the world. Damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are sometimes also called dragonflies in that both are odonates (order Odonata).
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Learn about dragonflies, the insects with large eyes, four wings, and a long history. Find out how they live, mate, hunt, and face threats from habitat loss and pollution.
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A small dragonfly, its males are light bluish with bright blue eyes and a black abdomen tip with white anal attachments, known as appendages. Females have a pale greenish yellow marking on their black bodies with eyes that are brown above and yellow below.
Join us for the Dragonfly Watch, organised as part of the NParks Community in Nature Biodiversity Watch series, and contribute to a citizen science study on these amazing flying predators. You can also learn more about our common dragonflies and damselflies through our interactive e-learning module.
Dragonfly larvae have a unique way of catching their prey. Imagine your lower jaw is flexible and extendable, and is equipped with fearsome hooks and sharp teeth. When a prey swims past, this lower jaw will shoot out with lightning speed to capture and retrieve it for consumption.
Nov 20, 2023 · Join host and entomologist Jessica Ware to find out why dragonflies are the strongest flyers in the insect world—reaching speeds of up to 30 mph and among the few animals that can hover. Then ...
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