Assertion: damselfly | /r/CapableOf | hold their wings
Facets:
value: above the body
type: LOCATION
value: at rest
type: OTHER
value: together
type: MANNER
value: vertically
type: MANNER
value: above the torso
type: LOCATION
value: over their back
type: LOCATION
value: readily
type: MANNER
value: over the body
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: along the length of their abdomen
type: OTHER
value: along their body
type: MANNER
value: in a v-position
type: OTHER
value: usually
type: TEMPORAL
value: with few exceptions
type: OTHER
value: unlike other damselflies
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Damselflies can usually be distinguished from dragonflies by their thinner, needlelike abdomens and by the way they hold their wings when at rest.
text: Damselflies have wings that are the same size and shape for both sets, and they also taper down as they join the body, becoming quite narrow as they connect.
text: Unlike other damselflies, it holds its wings half-open when perched.
text: A damselfly keeps its wings folded when it is resting, along or above the abdomen.
text: With few exceptions, damselflies hold their wings vertically and together, rather than horizontally and spread apart.
text: Second, when at rest most damselflies hold their wings above their bodies rather than spread out to the sides, as do dragonflies.
text: Even though they are both members of the same order, they have slight differences whereby when resting, damselflies hold their wings together, a dragonfly holds its wings horizontally or slightly down and forward and their hindwings are broader near the base.
text: Most damselflies can be easily distinguished from their larger and heavier dragonfly relatives in the field by their fluttering flight, and when at rest by their holding their wings up vertically or in a V-position when at rest.
text: Damselflies are generally more delicate and hold their wings along their body when at rest.
text: At rest, damselflies hold their wings along the length of their abdomen.
text: They look very similar, but dragonflies have large eyes and hold their wings out like airplanes when resting, whereas damselflies have small eyes and hold their wings straight up above their bodies.
text: When at rest, most damselflies hold their wings together above the body.
text: Damselflies (Suborder Zygoptera) are often confused with dragonflies, but the two insects are distinct: damselflies at rest hold their wings together above the body, whereas dragonflies at rest hold them out, either horizontally or slightly down and forward.
text: When at rest, damselflies hold their wings above their body, and together or a little open.
text: When at rest, most damselflies hold their wings together above the body.
text: When at rest, most damselflies hold their wings together above the body.
text: Dragonflies always perch with their wings flat and spread apart, while damselflies usually hold their wings together over the body when they are at rest.
text: All damselflies can be distinguished from dragonflies readily because damselflies hold their wings together over their back when at rest.
text: There are other distinctions that set them apart: most damselflies hold their wings at rest together above the torso or held slightly open above (such as in the family Lestidae), whereas most dragonflies at rest hold their wings perpendicular to their body, horizontally or occasionally slightly down and forward.