What is dragonfly? This is a small creature that is a part of the insect family of Odonata. In Greek, the word Odonata simply means tooth and because dragonfly are thought as an insect that actually bites and not sting, the root word perfectly describes them. Nevertheless, their exotic look and natural beauty as an insect makes them an ideal dragonfly pictures display or designs for home.
Yes! It is true that a dragonfly bites and not sting however, they bite not people but other insects as they fought for their food. Another interesting fact that you ought to know about these small creatures is that due to their passion or likeness for other insects as their food, they are called beneficial insects.
Dragonfly are also called by two names the darning needles and horse stingers, due to the sharpness and strong needles that is also elongated are the reasons they are known for their bites. While resting they stretched their wings out that is usually about 5 in or 12.7 cm long.
These beautiful insects are slender, smaller but more often than not full of color. They lay eggs either near the water or on it. Since they are also aquatic and can breathe in the water as they have gills in the back of their abdomen, the gills that they used for propulsion in the water. They feed on other insects larvae only.
This insect has about sixty-five hundred different species and they are divided into six hundred genera. These are the actual number of dragonflies that have been identified and named.
In North America, the dragonfly species that has been confirmed and identified already range from four hundred fifty of Odonata species and that only the eleven known identified insects were be divided into different genera
Moreover, in United States alone the number of identified Odonata is well over two hundred Odonata species, and that the bulk of them are found in Texas making this states the dragonfly capital.
The dragonfly including the damselfly is generally large in their rank. That despite the chewing parts and four membranous parts and veined wings, they still look beautiful and picture perfect for any camera lens most especially if they have already undergone metamorphosis.
The dragonfly is found in almost every country, and when I say found that is both literary and figuratively except of course in the coldest place which is the Polar Regions. This is the most numbered beautiful insects that multiple faster in tropical countries as they can metamorphosis faster in warm weather.
The dragonfly are beautiful insects and there is no doubt about it, which is why dragonfly pictures are all over the internet and other souvenir shops, gift stores and others because this is one insects that you would love to have around your house as decorative designs.
Aside from the butterfly the dragonfly is also colorful most especially when their wings is outstretched and this is the reasons why it is definitely one of the most photographed insects and love by some people – truly one of nature’s beautiful gifts to mankind.
