page_title: Dragonfly
hierarchical_section_title: Dragonfly
caption_attribution_description: English: Broad-bodied Chaser (a dragonfly) Libellula depressa (Male). Français&#160;: Libellule (odonatoptères) Platetrum depressum (mâle) En Belgique à la réserve naturelle Marie Mouchon Ciney (Chapois
context_page_description: Dragonflies are flying insects of the order Odonata. There are about 5,300 species of dragonfly. The adults eat other flying insects.
  Dragonflies have large compound eyes, which is their main sense organ. They have four strong transparent wings, and a long body.
  Dragonflies are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands. They are predators which eat mosquitoes, and other small insects such as flies, bees, ants, and butterflies. Their larvae, known as 'nymphs', are aquatic.
  Because their legs are adapted to grab prey in the air, they are not adapted for moving on land. Once they perch, they rarely use their legs for walking.
  Dragonflies have been around for 300 million years. In the Carboniferous period, some species had wingspans of over 2 ft.
context_section_description: Dragonflies are flying insects of the order Odonata. There are about 5,300 species of dragonfly. The adults eat other flying insects.
  Dragonflies have large compound eyes, which is their main sense organ. They have four  strong transparent wings, and a long body.
  Dragonflies are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands. They are predators which eat mosquitoes, and other small insects such as flies, bees, ants, and butterflies. Their larvae, known as 'nymphs', are aquatic.
  Because their legs are adapted to grab prey in the air, they are not adapted for moving on land. Once they perch, they rarely use their legs for walking. 
  Dragonflies have been around for 300 million years. In the Carboniferous period, some species had wingspans of over 2 ft (61 cm).
caption: Broad-bodied chaser
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