- Odonata - Wikipedia
Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the Epiophlebia damsel-dragonflies)
- Odonata Central - Dragonfly Odonate Taxonomy and Sightings
Odonata Central is a citizen science database concerning the distribution and abundance of Odonates including Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Odonata | Dragonflies Damselflies, Aquatic Insects | Britannica
Odonata, insect order comprising the dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera) and the damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) The adults are easily recognized by their two pairs of narrow, transparent wings, sloping thorax, and long, usually slender body; the abdomen is almost always longer than any of the wings
- Odonata: Dragonflies and Damselflies
The order Odonata ("toothed ones") includes some of the most ancient and beautiful insects that ever roamed Earth, as well as some of the largest flying invertebrates ever to have lived
- Odonata - Kansas State University
The Odonata are large insects having four long, many-veined wings of about equal size They have chewing mouthparts and very short antennae The metamorphosis is incomplete, the life stages being the egg, naiad, and adult Dragonflies are larger than damselflies and hold their wings horizontally, like an airplane, when at rest
- Order Odonata - Dragonflies and Damselflies - BugGuide. Net
Order Odonata - Dragonflies and Damselflies Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Range · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited Classification Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
- Odonata - New World Encyclopedia
Odonata is an order of insects (class Insecta) encompassing dragonflies and damselflies, with members characterized by large, compound eyes, chewing mouth parts, a long and slender abdomen, and multi-veined wings that are typically clear or transparent
- Order Odonata – ENT 425 – General Entomology
Common Name: Dragonflies and Damselflies Greek Origins of Name: Odonata, derived from the Greek “odonto-“, meaning tooth, refers to the strong teeth found on the mandibles of most adults Hemimetabola, i e incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult); immatures are aquatic (naiads)
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