ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᎠᎾᏓᏟᏏᏍᎬ ᏨᏍᎪᏱ Ꮎ ᎠᏓᏣᎸᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏠᏱ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎧᎾᏥᏍᏕᏥ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏋ. ᎤᏅᏌ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏁᏉᏨ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᏅᎯ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᏍᎩᎸᏒ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏊ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᎤᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎢᏧᏆᏗᏅᏓ ᏗᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ. ᏗᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᎤᏂᏯᏙᎸ ᎾᏀᎢ ᎤᏛᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᎨᏴ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏛᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ (ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏗ) ᎠᎴ ᎠᎨᏴ (ᎤᎬᏫᏳ ᎠᏂᏁᎳ). ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏓ ᏰᎵᏇ ᎠᎦᏁᎸ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎠᏯᏖᎾ ᎡᏍᎦᏂ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎠᏂ. ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏓ ᎢᏳᏊ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᎸ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ superorganismᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏓᎵ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᎦ ᎠᏂᎪᏍᏙᏗ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏏᏴᏫ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ.

Dragonflies ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ fastest ᎠᏂᏍᎧᏱ, ᏰᎵᏇ ᎢᎬᏁᏗ ᎠᎾᏙᏯᏅᎯᏗᏍᎬ ᎦᏣᏄᎳ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ 97 km/h (60 mph). ᎯᎠ ᏧᏣᏔᏊ ᎢᏤ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ Darner ᏩᏓᏚᎦ (Anax junius) ᎨᏒᎢ nicknamed ""ᏓᏅᏍᎬ ᏴᎩ"" ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ Ꮝ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᏙᏢᏒᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏌᏊ ᎯᎠ ᏭᏔᏅ ᎠᎴ fastest-ᎦᏃᎯᎸᏒ dragonflies, ᏰᎵᏆ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᏗ ᎠᏙᏯᏅᎯᏗᏍᏗ ᎦᏣᏄᎳ 85 km/h (53 mph). ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏓᏎᎮᎸᎩ Ꮎ dragonflies ᏰᎵᏇ ᎡᏙᎵᏙᎲ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ 137 km (85 ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏒᏗ) ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏌᏊ ᎢᎦ.

ᎾᎾᎢ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ, ᎤᏓᎷᎸ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎥᎦᎷᏨ freshwater, ᎯᎠ ᎠᏛᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏯᏅᎲ grilse. ᎤᏅᏌ ᎤᏩᏍᎬ ᏔᎵ ᏧᏁᎳ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏓ (ᎥᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᎿ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ) ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏛ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ ᎭᏢᏃ ᎤᏅᏌ ᏫᎵ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ sexually ᎤᏩᎾᏒ ᎤᏛᏒ. ᎯᎠ ᎤᏔᎾ ᏎᎼᏂ ᎢᎦᎷᎦ Ꮝ ᎠᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᎤᏪᏴᎢ ᎠᏂᏁᏉᎬ. ᎯᎳᎪ ᎢᏳ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎥᎦᎷᏨ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎬᏱ iyuwakodi ᎤᏅᏌ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏯᏅᎲ whitling ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ UK. ᏧᏩᎫᏔᏅᏒ ᎠᏂᏁᏉᎬ, ᎥᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᎿ ᎯᎠ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᎿ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎯᎠ ᏎᎼᏂ undergoes ᏗᎦᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗ. ᎤᏅᏌ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ ᎠᏛᏍᎬ ᏂᎯ, ᎤᏙᎷᏬᏗ ᎩᏟ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᏅᏙᎬ, ᎤᏙᎷᏬᏗ kype (ᎢᎦᏪᏛ ᎠᏗᏌᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᏛᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏎᎼᏂ). ᏂᎦᏛ ᏫᎵ ᏧᎾᏍᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏟᎶᏍᏗ ᏌᎪᏂᎨ ᎢᏤᎢ ᏗᏍᏆᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ darker ᏗᎧᏃᏗ. ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎠᎦᏲᎳᏗᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏅᎯᏓᎨ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏣᏗ ᏂᎦᏰᏙᎲ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ freshwater ᎠᎴ ᎤᏅᏌ ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᎠᎦᏲᎳᏗᏍᏗ ᎤᏗᏗᏢ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᎤᏅᏌ ᎠᏂᏁᏉᎬ ᏗᎾᏙᎳᎩ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ kelts. ᏎᎼᏂ ᏰᎵᏇ ᎪᏢᏗ amazing ᎥᎢᏒᎢ, ᏱᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎠᏓᏅ ᎢᏯᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏛ upstream ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᎤᎳᏂᎩᏓ ᎠᎵᏱᎵᏒ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏴ, ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ.

ᏧᎵᏍᏓᎾᎵ ᎤᎭ Ꮭ ᏗᎦᏛᏗ. ᏂᎦᏛ ᏧᎵᏍᏓᎾᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᏁᎳ Malapteruridae (ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᏧᎵᏍᏓᎾᎵ), ᏄᏩᎿᏅ ᎤᎳᏂᎩᏓ, ᎤᏒᏙᏂ, bonified ᏓᏓᏘᏂᏒ ᎠᏨᏍᏛ ᎾᎿ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎣᏂᏗᏢ ᎠᎴ pectoral ᎠᏂᎩᏍᏗ ᏥᏳ, ᏗᎬᏩᎶᏒ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᏤᎵ ᏰᎵᏇ ᎾᏍᏋ ᏩᏅᎯ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ irritated. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎠᏁᎳ ᎯᎠ ᏏᏓᏁᎸᎯ Plotosidae, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ Heteropneustes, ᎪᎯ ᏤᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎤᎳᏂᎩᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ hospitalize ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎡᏍᎦ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᏰᎵᏊ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏨᏯᏍᎩ.

ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎤᏃᎮᎸᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏩᎫᏔᏅ ᎾᎿ ᎨᏒ, ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎤᏂᎪᏗᏗ ᎠᎦᎷᎦ ᎠᎴ designated F1 ᎠᎴ F0, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ""ᎤᏓᏂᎳ"" ᎠᎦᎷᎦ. ᏱᏂᎬᏛᎾ, ᎤᏓᏂᎳ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎦᏃᏢᏥᏙᎯ ᎠᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎠᎦᎷᎦ, ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏰᎵᏇ ᏂᎬᏂᏏᏍᎬ ᎦᏛᎬᎢ ᎤᏲᏨᎯ. F0 ᎠᎴ F1 ᎠᎦᎷᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᏍᏆᎳᎢ-ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎸ—ᎣᏂ ᏧᏩᎫᏛ 1980 ᎾᎥᏂᎨᏍᏗ 75% ᎠᎦᎷᎦ rated ᎤᏓᏂᎳ ᎣᏓᏅᏛ ᎾᎿ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏌᏊ ᏑᏟᎶᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏲᎵᎨ. ᏱᏂᎬᏛᎾ, ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎪᎯ ᎢᏳᏩᎪᏗ, ᎤᏅᏌ ᏰᎵᏇ ᏂᎬᏂᏏᏍᎬ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏲᏨᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ.

ᎪᏯᏛ ᏙᏯᏗᏢ ᎤᏙᎷᏬᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏒ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎠᎲᏣᏬᎳᏛ Ꮎ ᏓᏍᏆᎶᏗ ᎨᎳᏛᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎴᏅᏗdᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎪᏯᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎴ ᏓᎦtᎤᏫᏍᏔᏅ ᎾᎥᎢ ᏌᎨᎢ ""peripodial ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ"", ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᎾᏓᏟᏌᎲ ᎯᎠ outer ᎠᏰᎵ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᎶᎯᏍᏗ.