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Dragonfly

A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Adult dragonflies are characterised by a pair of large, multifaceted…

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Distribution and diversity

Description

Biology

Predators

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Dragonflies and humans

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Dragonfly

Nodes217
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Triples184
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009217
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Dragonfly

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related to Distribution and diversity · 23
Dragonfly → About, Americas, Anax, Antarctica, Argentina, Asia, Bahia Blanca, Central America, Dragonflies, Europe, For, Fuego, In, Middle East, Most Anisoptera, Newfoundland, North Africa, North America, Pantala, Rhionaeschna
related to Anatomy · 16
Dragonfly → Aeshna, Also, An, Anisoptera, By, Dragonflies, Epiophlebia, Gomphidae, It, Odonata, Petalura, Petaluridae, The, These, This, Zygoptera
related to Behaviour · 14
Dragonfly → Defending, Dragonflies, Females, In, Landmarks, Many, Other, Pachydiplax, Similarly, Some, The, The Plathemis, There, Tramea
related to In poetry and literature · 14
Dragonfly → An, Came, Colour, Crimson, Dyed, Hori Bakusui, Japanese, Japanese Miscellany, Lafcadio Hearn, Lord Tennyson, Matsuo Bashō, Of, The, The Two Voices
related to Life cycle · 11
Dragonfly → Anchoring, Antipodophlebia, Curling, Dragonflies, Eggs, It, Most, Some, The, They, When
related to Feeding · 10
Dragonfly → Adult, Anax, Cordulegaster, Drosophila, Here, Libellula, Nymphs, Success, Their, They
related to In culture · 10
Dragonfly → Egypt, Flinders Petrie, For, Hopi, Lahun, Late Middle Kingdom, Navajo, Often, Pueblo, Zuni
related to Predators · 9
Dragonfly → Although, American, Amur, In, Indian Ocean, Nighthawks, Pantala, Some, These
related to Temperature control · 9
Dragonfly → Anax, Another, Being, Dragonflies, Early, On, Some, The, This
related to Flight · 8
Dragonfly → Counter-stroking, Dragonflies, Gliding, In, Phased-stroking, Synchronised-stroking, They, This

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dragonflies species wings flight water may adult prey also male eggs abdomen insects body nymphs head female often large wing

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Dragonflyis aflying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata0.90text
potteryinstance ofTrue dragonflies first appeared during the Early Jurassic.Dragonflies are represented in human culture on artefacts0.80text
rock paintingsinstance ofTrue dragonflies first appeared during the Early Jurassic.Dragonflies are represented in human culture on artefacts0.80text
statuesinstance ofTrue dragonflies first appeared during the Early Jurassic.Dragonflies are represented in human culture on artefacts0.80text
and Art Nouveau jewelleryinstance ofTrue dragonflies first appeared during the Early Jurassic.Dragonflies are represented in human culture on artefacts0.80text
Aeshna subarctica are foundinstance ofonly a few species of dragonfly including the northern emerald Somatochlora arctica and some aeshnids0.80text
possibly because of the low temperature of the lakes thereinstance ofonly a few species of dragonfly including the northern emerald Somatochlora arctica and some aeshnids0.80text
the brown hawkerinstance ofSome aeshnids0.80text
emerging flying ants or termites.Dragonflies as a group occupy a considerable variety of habitatsinstance ofSwarms of feeding adults aggregate to prey on swarming prey0.80text
but many speciesinstance ofSwarms of feeding adults aggregate to prey on swarming prey0.80text
and some familiesinstance ofSwarms of feeding adults aggregate to prey on swarming prey0.80text
have their own specific environmental requirementsinstance ofSwarms of feeding adults aggregate to prey on swarming prey0.80text

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