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Odonata

Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the Epiophlebia damsel-dragonflies). The two major groups are distinguished with dragonflies (Anisoptera) usually being bulkier with large compound eyes together and wings spread up or out at rest, while damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are usually…

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Odonata

Nodes89
Edges88
Triples124
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022472
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Odonata

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related to External links · 30
Odonata → Abbott, Alabama, Alberta, Anatomy, Aquatic, Archived, Bota-Sierra, Damselflies, Deliry, Dijkstra, Dragonflies, Entomological Research Society, Featured Creatures, Florida, Geological Survey, IFAS, International Journal, IORI, Journal, Lozano
related to Cited sources · 22
Odonata → Anisoptera, Archived, Bibcode, Das, December, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, Dragonflies, John, July, Life Web Project, Lohmann, March, Phylogenetic, Pterygote Higher Relationships, Rehn, Retrieved, Richard, Rowe, System, Systematic Entomology
related to history · 15
Odonata → Late Carboniferous, Late Triassic, Meganeuropsis, Meganisoptera, Members, North America, Odonatoptera, Palaeoptera, Paleozoic, Permian, The, The Odonata, They, This, What
related to Taxonomy · 14
Odonata → Anisoptera, Anisozygoptera, Epiophlebioptera, Epiprocta, However, In, Meganisoptera, Odonatoidea, Odonatoptera, Palaeoptera, The, The Anisoptera, World Odonata List, Zygoptera
related to Life cycle · 12
Odonata → Adults, Anisoptera, Because, In Anisoptera, Male Odonata, Odonates, ST, These, They, This, To, Zygoptera
related to Ecology · 11
Odonata → As, Because, Changes, For, If, In, Many, Odonates, Since, Species, This
related to Etymology and terminology · 7
Odonata → An, Ancient Greek, Anisoptera, Ionic, Johan Christian Fabricius, One, The
related to Description · 6
Odonata → Flight, Neoptera, The, These, They, This
see also · 3
Odonata → AfricaSri LankaTaiwan, AustraliaBritainCanadian, Various
is a · 1
Odonata → order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies

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species anisoptera odonates dragonflies damselflies zygoptera odonatoptera insects called wing adult adults dragonfly flight wings body aquatic nymphs including order

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Odonatais aorder of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies0.90text
a lakeinstance ofThis means that in a location0.80text
if one finds a wide variety of odonatesinstance ofThis means that in a location0.80text
then a similarly wide variety of plants should also be presentinstance ofThis means that in a location0.80text
Odonatarelated to Cited sourcesLohmann0.60section
Odonatarelated to Cited sourcesDas0.60section
Odonatarelated to Cited sourcesSystem0.60section
Odonatarelated to Cited sourcesAnisoptera0.60section
Odonatarelated to Cited sourcesDeutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift0.60section
Odonatarelated to Cited sourcesRehn0.60section
Odonatarelated to Cited sourcesPhylogenetic0.60section
Odonatarelated to Cited sourcesSystematic Entomology0.60section

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