Dragonfly Information

Dragonflies are insects in the order of Odonata, they have

1. 6 legs,
2. 2 pairs of transparent wings
3. 2 compound eyes.
4. An elongated body

Although dragonflies have six legs they can not walk well on them, they are one of the fastest flying insects in the world.

Their hindwings are broader than their forewings. Most dragonflies rest with their wings away from and perpendicular to their bodies.

Dragonflies are carnivorous, they are important predators, they

eat, files, mosquitoes, bees, wasps, and other small insects. They will occasionally eat butterflies and sometimes even smaller dragonflies.

Female dragonflies lay their eggs in water, often on a water plant, some of the females will even go completely under water when they lay their eggs in order to get the best spot.

The eggs then hatch into nymphs. Most of the dragonflies life is spent as a nymph.