2025年1月10日 · 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 ).

Around 7,000 species of true dragonflies are alive today, and, together with the closely related damselflies, they form the group Odonta, which goes back 325 million years. Dragonflies begin...

2024年12月9日 · Here are 14 dragonfly facts that may surprise you. 1. Dragonfly ancestors of record-breaking proportions flew in prehistoric times. Dragonfly-like creatures were some of the first winged...

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.

2023年12月5日 · Exploring the various types of dragonflies can offer insights beyond their physical appearance. These insects play a significant role in our ecosystems and possess unique features. Each species has distinct traits, from their behavior in …

2022年11月11日 · Dragonflies are colorful and energetic insects with long bodies and wings. They’re favorites among insect collectors because of their rare, vivid colors. There are more than 5,000 species of...

2022年3月8日 · A dragonfly has a life span of more than a year, but very little of that life is actually as an adult dragonfly. There are three stages of the dragonfly life cycle, the egg, the nymph, and the adult dragonfly.

Though best known for their aerial abilities, dragonflies actually spend the majority of their lives not in the air, but under water. Adults live for only about one month while the pond-bound larval stage of dragonfly and damselfly species range anywhere from several months to several years.

2022年3月8日 · Dragonflies are natural and seriously efficient predators and can deliver a telling blow to insect populations in areas that they are present in good numbers, so much so that normal people are saved from most mosquito-spread diseases, and …

Dragonflies are fascinating creatures that belong to the animal kingdom, class Insecta, and order Odonata. These darting to and fro insects have captured humankind’s attention with their shimmering wings and swift flight. Dragonflies tend to be …