Dragon Flies

Lessons #23, 24

  • Dragon Fly nymphs are aquatic.
  • Dragon flies are one of my favorite creatures because the eat my least favorite creature, the mosquito!
  • Dragon Flies wings don’t fold up like those of the Coleoptera or Hymenoptera orders.
  • Dragon flies vary in color a lot.
  • Dragon flies have large compound eyes.
  • They have membranous wings, with vines making little cells.
  • Dragon Flies use direct flight to move the wings, unlike most other insects.
  • Dragon Flies can be found on most continents.

I think I caught a Common Sanddragon (Progomphus obscurus)