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Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:      Arthropoda Class:          Insecta Order:        Odonata Suborder:   Anisoptera Family:       Aeshnidae Genus:        Anax Species:      A. Junius Binomial name: Anax Junius The Common Green Darner, biologically known as Anax Junius is a dragonfly species that resembles a darning-needle. It belongs to the Aeshnidae family. In North America, this species is one of the … Read more

Eastern pondhawk, also known as the common pondhawk, is found in United States and southern Ontario and Quebec, Canada. The eastern pondhawk is an athletic, swift-flying predator, able to catch damselflies and other insect prey on the wing. In between hunts it rests on vegetation, ready to take to the air if prey comes within … Read more

Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:      Arthropoda Class:          Insecta Order:        Odonata Suborder:   Anisoptera Family:       Libellulidae Genus:        Sympetrum Species:      S. Fonscolombii Binomial name: Sympetrum fonscolombii The Red Dragonfly, also known as Red-Veined Darter or Nomad is technically known as Sympetrum Fonscolombii, and belongs to the Sympetrum genus. It is widespread in the southern parts of Europe, and … Read more

Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:      Arthropoda Class:          Insecta Order:        Odonata Suborder:   Anisoptera Family:       Libellulidae Genus:        Pachydiplax Species:      P. Longipennis Binomial name: Pachydiplax Longipennis The Blue Dasher, biologically known as Pachydiplax Longipennis, is an insect of the dragonfly species and belongs to the skimmer family. It is commonly found in the United States and is widely … Read more

Damselflies are flying insects from the Odonata order and Zygoptera suborder. In appearance, they are quite similar to the Dragonflies that belong to the Anisoptera suborder, but are comparatively lighter in build than the latter ones. The Damselflies are believed to exist from the period of the Lower Permian, and are widely distributed on every … Read more

A Dragonfly Insect belongs to the suborder Anisoptera, and to the Odonata order. It is small and fragile in appearance, but is considered as a voracious predator. Researches on dragonfly reveal that they are one of the most effective, brutal hunters in the whole animal kingdom. A dragonfly larva is evolved from the hatched egg. … Read more

Dragonflies, an amazing and unique insect is from the order Odonata and the Anisoptera suborder. The attractive characteristic of this creature is the multifaceted large eyes, an elongated body and four transparent and strong wings, with colored markings. They are often misunderstood as a damselfly, which has a similar structure, but the latter has a … Read more

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. Most of the dragonfly life cycle is lived out in the nymph stage and you … Read more

There are lots of fun and interesting facts about dragonflies. Some facts about dragonflies are scientifically proven facts and some are actually myths about dragonflies that have been around for as long as hundreds of years. Can you tell the difference between the myths and the facts about dragonflies? A bee flaps its wings about … Read more