Saturday, January 24, 2009

Dragonflies
ORDER: Odonata
SUBORDER: Anisoptera
(The order Odonata consists of two suborders Anisoptera (dragonflies) and Zygoptera (damselflies)

The adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held perpendicular to the body when at rest. Whereas the adult damselfly hold their wings along their body.

The larval stages of both the suborders are aquatic and can be distinguished by the placement of the gills. Dragonfly larvae suck water into their abdomen and move it over their internal gills. Damselfly larvae have gills at the end of the body as three appendages.




3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lily..that is a wonderful photo of the dragonfly and I just love watching them around the pond...

Race said...

wow it's so cute, it's my first time to see such kind and i know why its name is like that! nice capture!

2sweetnsaxy said...

Ooh, nice shot. :-)