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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DragonflyDragonfly - Wikipedia

    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 .

  2. 4 days ago · 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 ).

  3. Whether delicately perched on a cattail or hovering over a pond, dragonflies are a sure sign of summer. Living on every continent but Antarctica, these insects are instantly recognizable by their...

  4. a-z-animals.com › animals › dragonflyDragonfly - A-Z Animals

    May 27, 2024 · A dragonfly belongs to the Anisoptera family and is in the order Odonata. It’s an insect found around ponds, streams, and rivers. Dragonflies have a long, thin body, two pairs of long wings, and six legs.

  5. A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order 'Odonata'. Dragonflies are are not actually a fly even though they both have six legs and three body parts, Animal Corner

  6. www.smithsonianmag.com › science-nature › 14-fun-facts-about-dragonflies-9688269314 Fun Facts About Dragonflies | Smithsonian

    Oct 5, 2011 · 3 ) There are more than 5,000 known species of dragonflies, all of which (along with damselflies) belong to the order Odonata, which means “toothed one” in Greek and refers to the dragonfly ...

  7. Feb 9, 2020 · Thanks to two huge compound eyes, the dragonfly has nearly 360° vision and can see a wider spectrum of colors than humans.   Each compound eye contains 28,000 lenses or ommatidia and a dragonfly uses about 80% of its brain to process all of the visual information it receives.  

  8. dragonfly, Any member of the insect suborder Anisoptera (order Odonata), characterized by four large, membranous, many-veined wings, that, when at rest, are held horizontally rather than vertically (see damselfly).

  9. Feb 4, 2014 · The dragonfly, in almost every part of the world symbolizes change and change in the perspective of self realization; and the kind of change that has its source in mental and emotional maturity and the understanding of the deeper meaning of life.

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