81. Dragonflies dragonflies and damselflies together make up the insect order Odonata. dragonfliesand damselflies are easily distinguished from one another. http://www.holoweb.com/cannon/dragonfl.htm

Dragonflies Dragonflies are worldwide in distribution with more than 5,000 described species. There are about 450 species of dragonflies in North America. Dragonfly adults are medium to large insects. In fact, a fossilized dragonfly from 250 million years ago has a wingspan of 28 inches. Fortunately, present-day dragonflies are considerably smaller. Dragonfly adults are often brightly colored and have a long slender abdomen. They also have two pair of long, slender wings with many net-like veins. The wings do not fold and are held outstretched when at rest. Adults are usually found near water but are good fliers and may range several miles. They are active during the day, and can be observed hunting and mating. Males of some species are territorial, defending their domain from other males who enter. Immature stages of dragonflies are called nymphs (or naiads). Nymphs are entirely aquatic, and are found on submerged vegetation and the bottom of ponds and marshes. Both the immature and adult stages are predaceous, often feeding on mosquitoes. Nymphs capture and feed on mosquito larvae while adults capture mosquito adults, among other small insects, while in flight. Dragonfly adults are often seen swarming. These swarms are associated with a feeding frenzy rather than mating. Dragonfly nymph (naiad) (C.H. Kennedy)

82. A Beginner's Guide To Dragonflies dragonflies. damselflies. It will not be long before dragonflies and damselfliesstart to colonise them, since many species readily discover new habitats. http://powell.colgate.edu/wda/Beginners_Guide.htm

WDA Information Board of Trustees Code for Collecting Conservation Committee (CFC) description ... WDA Award for excellence NEW, Dec 15, 2003 Recent updates List of species collected or observed during tours at the Beechworth (Australia) Symposium. Added January 17, 2004 Agrion 8(1) is now available to WDA members. Added January 12, 2004 The January 2004 issue of Odonatological Abstracts is now available to WDA members. Added January 7, 2004 Request for data for research project from Kamilla Schenk. Added December 17, 2003 The membership renewal form for 2004 is now available on this web site. Once again, we ask current members to renew membership for 2004 as soon as convenient; by March 31, 2004 to avoid a surcharge of £1 (or equivalent). New members are welcome at any time! Added December 8, 2003 Members: Has your email address changed? If so, please send an email from your new address to the Secretary, Linda Averill . This will ensure that you receive mailings from WDA containing useful and important information on WDA-related matters. Future WDA Meetings 4th WDA Symposium, to be held at University of Vigo, Pontevedra, NW Spain, July 26-30, 2005. Click

83. Dragonflies And Damselflies Of The Adur Valley , West Sussex, England Adur Valley Wildlife. dragonflies and damselflies of the. Adur Valley.Bluetailed Damselfly (Photograph by Andy Horton). Order Odonata. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/BMLSS/Dragonfly.htm

Shoreham-by-Sea Adur Valley Main Links British Marine Life Study Society ... ADUR NATURE NOTES DISCUSSION GROUPS UK Wildlife Yahoo Group UK Dragonflies Yahoo Group Freshwater Life of North-western Europe Smart Group ... Coastal Fringe Friends of Lancing Ring Geography Geology Intertidal (Seashore) ... Widewater Lagoon LINK TO Shermanbury (Adur Valley) Flight Times (First Seen) Common Dragonflies and Damselflies (photographs) Dragonflies of Ireland Adur Valley Wildlife Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Adur Valley Order: Odonata Common Name Scientific Name Local Distribution National Distribution and Status Local Flight Times Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Near Brooklands, Waterworks Road, Adur Levels . Occasional. Very common in southern England and Wales, more local elsewhere Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Not recorded Common. Western England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Adur Levels and common and gregarious in September and October Common and increasing its range. Southern England, south coast of Wales Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Widespread. Variable occurrence

84. Dragonflies And Damselflies - BugGuide.Net Clickable Guide. Home Guide ID Request Recent, Browse Info. Images LinksBooks. » Arthropods » Hexapods » Insects. dragonflies and damselflies. http://www.bugguide.net/node/view/77

@import url(misc/drupal.css); @import "themes/bugguide/bugguide.css"; An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information. Forums Register Log In Clickable Guide Home Guide ID Request Recent ... Browse Info Images Links Books Arthropods ... Insects Dragonflies and Damselflies Classification Classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Superclass Hexapoda Class Insecta Order Odonata login or register to post comments Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:32pm Last updated 22 February, 2004 - 4:23pm Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information. Troy Bartlett , unless otherwise noted. Contact

85. Dragonflies And Damselflies - BugGuide.Net dragonflies and damselflies. Common dragonflies and damselflies of Eastern NorthAmerica. By Richard K. Walton and Greg Dodge Brownbag Productions, 2004 http://www.bugguide.net/node/view/77/bgref

@import url(misc/drupal.css); @import "themes/bugguide/bugguide.css"; An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information. Forums Register Log In Clickable Guide Home Guide ID Request Recent ... Links Books Arthropods Hexapods Insects Dragonflies and Damselflies Dragonflies of the Florida Peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas By Sidney W. Dunkle Scientific Publishers, 1989 Out of print, but worth having if you can find it. Has much larger photos than Dunkle's new book, Dragonflies Through Binoculars, though the coverage is limited. details view at amazon.com login or register to post comments Contributed by Patrick Coin on 21 March, 2004 - 10:55am Dragonflies By Steve Brooks Smithsonian Books/The Natural History Museum, London, 2003 Good life history information. Emphasizes European species. details view at amazon.com login or register to post comments Contributed by Patrick Coin on 21 March, 2004 - 10:43am Dragonflies: Behavior and Ecology of Odonata By Philip S. Corbet

86. Sport Fishing British Columbia, Damsel And Dragon Flies dragonflies and damselflies make up a significant portion of a trout sdiet during their season. dragonflies, and their dainty relatives http://www.sportfishingbc.com/articles/tackle_reviews/dragon_damsel_flies.htm

Editorial Current Editorial Letters to the Editor Ernie's Corner ... Guest Book THE DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELSFLIES - by Bill Luscombe There are other insects that occur in trout waters besides the big four (mayflies, stoneflies, midges, and caddisflies). Dragonflies and damselflies make up a significant portion of a trout's diet during their season. Dragonflies, and their dainty relatives the damselflies, both belong to the order Odonata, dragonflies being the suborder Anisoptera and damselflies Zygoptera. Adult dragonflies are robust and are easily distinguished from the adult damselflies by their size, the fact that they are fast fliers, and that they hold their wings flat, at right angles to their body like an aeroplane when at rest. Damselflies are slim, slow fliers, and they fold their wings along their back when at rest. Adult damselflies also have the characteristic bright electric blue colouring with black bands along their abdomen.

87. Ohio Odonata Survey dragonflies and damselflies of Northeast Ohio by Larry Rosche is a localized guide;The dragonflies and damselflies of Ohio edited by Bob Glotzhober and Dave http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/book/ddoneo.html

Odonate enthusiasts in Ohio are lucky to have 2 books published in 2002. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Northeast Ohio by Larry Rosche is a localized guide; The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ohio edited by Bob Glotzhober and Dave McShaffrey (and written by a total of 11 authors) is a comprehensive guide to all of the species in the State. Commentary by Dave McShaffrey This small book came out in the spring of 2002. For the many Odonate enthusiasts in Northeastern Ohio, it is a handy guide to 126 species found in northeastern Ohio (Lorain, Medina, Cuyahoga, Summit, Lake, Geauga, Portage, Ashtabula and Trumbull Counties) . The book is beautifully illustrated by Jackie Haley, Jennifer Brumfield and Kevin Metcalf. Like the much bulkier Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ohio, the book has a basic introductory section. It is aimed much more at the amateur naturalist and emphasizes field characteristics. There are times when you won't be able to get a definitive ID from this book, but it is a very useful tool and a lot easier to carry with you into the field. Most of the book consists of the species accounts, with related species on the same page. There are no keys. Illustrations allow the field characteristics to be emphasized. This sacrifices realism, but is a technique long used in bird and other field guides. There are no distribution maps, but there are 2 pages of "occurrence graphs" showing the time of year each species is active and how likely it is to be seen at that time of year. The spiral binding is useful in the field and the lab, and the paper is heavy and of high quality.

88. Ohio Odonata Survey 2002. The dragonflies and damselflies of Ohio. Click here to learn aboutthe dragonflies and damselflies of Northeast Ohio by Larry Rosche. http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/book/books.html

Books on Ohio's Odonata Odonate enthusiasts in Ohio are lucky to have 2 books published in 2002. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Northeast Ohio by Larry Rosche is a localized guide; The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ohio edited by Bob Glotzhober and Dave McShaffrey (and written by a total of 11 authors) is a comprehensive guide to all of the species in the State. The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ohio is outlined below; click on the link above for the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Northeast Ohio Commentary by Dave McShaffrey The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ohio began with the Ohio Odonata Survey in 1990. In addition to looking at published records and museum specimens, the more than 212 volunteers helped to collect over 25,000 specimens. All of the specimen records and historical data were entered into a database on which the distribution and seasonal activity data are based. The book includes generic keys to the larvae and specific keys to the adult males and females for all 162 species known from Ohio (as well as a few species likely to occur here).

89. Nearctica - Natural History - Insects - Odonata A list of the species of dragonflies and damselflies occurring in North America withboth scientific and common names. California dragonflies and damselflies. http://www.nearctica.com/nathist/insects/odonata.htm

Insects Dragonflies Special Segments Butterflies of North America Conifers of North America Eastern Birds List of N.A. Insects Home Eastern Wildflowers General Topics Natural History Ecology Family Environment Evolution Home Education Home Conservation Geophysics Paleontology Commercial Organizations Buy Books about Insects The order Odonata is divided into two suborders; the Anisoptera (Dragonflies) and Zygoptera (Damselflies). Nomina Insecta Nearctica lists 435 species as occurring in North America. The nymphs of dragonflies are aquatic and predaceous. Items of Interest to Odonata Enthusiasts . Ron Lyons. This site has extensive information on the Odonata with many photographs. It also includes a checklist of the odonates of California and a bibliography. Dragonfly Biodiversity . Slater Museum of Natural History. A great site with diverse information and photographs of the Odonata of North America and elsewhere. This site also contains range maps for the odonates of the Northwest and field keys for the species occurring in Washington and Alaska. A Checklist of the Odonata of North America . A list of the species of dragonflies and damselflies occurring in North America with both scientific and common names. Compiled by the Dragonfly Society of the Americas. Digital Dragonfly Museum . Forest Mitchell. A marvelous collection of images of the species of dragonflies of Central Texas.

90. Odonata Central Home This site is designed to make available what we know about the distribution, biogeographyand biodiversity of Odonata (dragonflies damselflies) in Texas and http://www.esb.utexas.edu/jcabbott/odonata/

Odonata Central Texas Checklist County Records Field Guide ... Home Search for: Click here for the latest information on the 2001 DSA meeting in the Texas Hill Country. The Odonate SiteRing This site owned by John C. Abbott Prev. List Random ... SiteRing by Bravenet.com Orthemis ferruginea (Fabricius) Odonata Central Home Texas Checklist County Records Texas Field Guide ... Home Page Questions and Comments about this site can be sent to jcabbott@mail.utexas.edu.

91. Dragonfly-like Insects Pacific Northwest dragonflies and damselflies. The dragonfly and damselflyare two insects commonly found near water which may be easily identified. http://ghs.gresham.k12.or.us/science/ps/nature/animal/arthro/aquatic/dragon.htm

[Pacific Northwest Insects] Pacific Northwest Dragonflies and Damselflies The dragonfly and damselfly are two insects commonly found near water which may be easily identified. They both have long, slender bodies with two sets of "clear" wings of approximately equal length and width. They both tend to have a prominent dark spot near the wingtip. Both have very short antennae. Both lay their eggs in clumps at the water's surface, or among clumps of aquatic plants. The young or nymphs are totally aquatic, and are very effective predators of small fish, worms, and other aquatic insects. As adulthood nears, the nymph climbs rush blade or twig and emerges into the air where it rests, then splits the chitinous sking and slowly emerges as an adult. At this time, the body, abdomen and wings enlarge and the skin and wings then dry before flight takes place. The adults feed on flying insects. They are especially helpful in eating mosquitoes. Adult dragonflies and damselflies reportedly have among the best eyesight of insects. Their compound eyes are quite large, occupying the larger part of their heads! 1. Dragonfly:

92. O. Orkin Insect Zoo: Student Resources Component--Odonata Class Hexapoda, Order Odonata. Common Name dragonflies and damselflies. Names. Diversity.There are about 5,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies worldwide. http://insectzoo.msstate.edu/Students/odonata.html

Class Hexapoda Order: Odonata Common Name Dragonflies and Damselflies Names The order Odonata is pronounced in the English form "o do NAY ta". This scientific name is derived from a Greek word, odon , meaning " tooth," possibly referring to the teeth on the mandibles or tusk-like shape of the insect's abdomen. Other common names for dragonflies include sewing needles, devil's darning needles, snake doctors, horse stingers, and mosquito hawks. The nymphs sometimes are referred to as water lizards. The common names of "sewing needles" and "devil's darning needles" are based on an old fable that these insects could sew up one's ears. The term "snake doctor" comes from a belief that dragonflies warn snakes of approaching danger. Diversity There are about 5,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies worldwide. It is estimated that there are 500 to 1500 species yet to be described and named in the world. In the United States and Canada, there are more than 410 species. Habitats Dragonflies and damselflies range from the arctic to the tropics and are even found in desert regions where water is present. Immature dragonflies and damselflies, called naiads, live in water and often have preferences for a specific kind of aquatic habitat, some preferring streams and others ponds or lakes. Some tropical species live in pitcher plants, or bromeliads, that gather rain water in which the naiads live. A few species have naiads that can live on the ground under damp leaves.

93. Welsh Wildlife Website Welcome to my website of photographs. Though the title says they are Welsh a lot are from else where, all images have the location of where and when they http://www.welshwildlife.co.uk/view/default.asp?type=Dragonflies and Damselflies

94. IPCC Information Sheets - Dragonflies & Damselflies Field Guides Field Guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Great Britain andIreland by Steve Brooks, published by British Wildlife Publishing, Lower Barn http://www.ipcc.ie/infodragonfly.html

Irish Peatland Conservation Council Comhairle Chaomhnaithe ACTION FOR BOGS Growing wiser wildlife gardening series Bog factsheets Bogs formation, ecology, distribution ... Join IPCC Dragonflies of Irish Bogs Imagine you're on a bog in early summer. It is a warm still day. You hear a loud rustling of wings coming from the edge of a pond. Looking around for the source you see a large blue-spotted insect slowly weaving through the upright stems of the aquatic plants - a dragonfly. Then above the pond you see two more dragonflies. This time stocky brown insects which appear to be fighting in mid air. They engage briefly before one hurriedly departs, leaving the apparent victor behind, now perched on a stout stem. On closer inspection you see some smaller more delicate insects close to the edge of the pond - damselflies. These are flying more sedately than the dragonflies, and the sunlight picks out the fiery red colour of the body. A female Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata. Photo: Brian Nelson

95. The Dragonfly WebSite Educational resource for dragonflies and damselflies (odonata); articles, photos,conservation, links, habitat info. Member of the Family of Nature Websites. http://dragonflywebsite.com/

Welcome to the Dragonfly WebSite. We are continually working to create a great resource for information on dragonfly-related subjects, including education, conservation and ecology. We welcome any contributions from our visitors. Articles Photo Gallery Conservation Alerts Live Newsfeed ... Register to win this Bug Giant Floor Puzzle! H. Wonderfly Our Family of Nature WebSites are dedicated to our beloved son and brother Neil Weininger, who truly brightened the lives of all who were lucky enough to have known him. Site constructed and maintained by Mikula Web Solutions, Inc.

96. Dragonflies And Damselflies Of California dragonflies and damselflies of California. dragonflies Book dragonfliesand damselflies of California Customer Reviews Average http://www.sciencebooknet.com/Dragonflies_and_Damselflies_of_California_05202356

Dragonflies and Damselflies of California Dragonflies and Damselflies of California by Authors: Timothy D. Manolis Released: 01 April, 2003 ISBN: 0520235673 Paperback Sales Rank: List price: Our price: You save: Book > Dragonflies and Damselflies of California > Customer Reviews: Average Customer Rating: Dragonflies and Damselflies of California > Customer Review #1: Not Just For California! This is a really neat and very reasonably priced book on dragonflies and damselflies. I liked it from the first time I saw it. The color illustrations are great and with the short descriptions are very helpful for identifying the families, genera and species. The size of the book is also just right for transport into the field. I checked the book against our list for New Mexico and found that close to 1/2 of our dragonflies and damselflies are described! The handbook should thus be useful in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and northwestern Mexico, as well as the target- California. For the price and quality the dragonfly and damselfly enthusiast in the Southwest could not find a better field reference!

97. Dragonflies And Damselflies dragonflies and damselflies. Living fossils, dragonflies and damselfliesare part of the most ancient group of insects on this planet. http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/educate/kids/dragon.htm

CORNWALL CORNWALL Dragonflies and damselflies Most of Britain's original dragonflies and damselflies were exterminated by the cold of the last ice age after which re-colonisation occurred from Europe. Opportunist feeders, adult dragonflies and damselflies grab other smaller flying insects with their bristly legs. Damselflies and darter dragonflies wait on a perch, shooting off to seize a passing meal, whilst hawker dragonflies patrol an area looking for prey on the wing. Their ability for eating almost anything that flies and is not too big has stood them in good stead, and is reflected in the eating habits of the larvae. Detecting prey by sight, touch and vibrations, they devour everything from water fleas to each other. In turn, adult dragonflies and damselflies are eaten by birds such as flycatchers and wagtails, seized by frogs and toads, or trapped by spiders. Additionally, both they and their larvae fall prey to whirligig beetles and pond skaters or are dragged below by water boatmen and water scorpions. With up to 63 per cent of their total body weight made up of flight muscles, a streamlined shape and very large wings for their body mass, they are unmatched for speed and agility in the air. The jump jets of the animal kingdom, they can fly in any direction including backwards and sideways. Their wings are also used for signalling during courtship and territorial displays as well as absorbing heat like solar panels.

98. Pond Educational Resource Pack - Dragonflies And Damselflies Educational information for children about dragonflies and damselflies, fromthe Cornwall Biodiversity Initiative. dragonflies and damselflies. http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/educate/pondpack/dragonflies.htm

CORNWALL CORNWALL Dragonflies and damselflies Perhaps the most magnificent of the insects associated with lakes and ponds are the large dragonflies which soar over them in summer. Their slender relatives, the damselflies, are also a delight to watch. The insects in these groups are among the most agile of fliers, capturing their prey on the wing. Their nymphs spend between one and five years in the water before climbing a plant stem into the air, splitting their nymph skins, and flying away; you may find empty nymph skins attached to plants at the water's edge. They are voracious carnivores, which lie in wait and dart out to catch anything from water fleas to tadpoles and small fish. A damselfly nymph has three "tails", which are flattened leaf-like gills. Mayfly larvae also have three tails, but may be distinguished readily by the fringes of gills along the sides of their bodies. Dragonflies can be sorted into two types according to their shapes and habits. The relatively slimline hawker dragonflies are graceful fliers. The darter dragonflies are broader and more powerful, relying on short bursts of rapid flight, and their nymphs are similarly stocky. Some of the large dragonfly nymphs have internal gills which take oxygen from water pumped in and out of their bodies. Damselfly nymph [Up to 45mm] Hawker Dragonfly nymph [Up to 55mm] Darter dragonfly nymph [Up to 25mm]

99. Damselflies & Dragonflies Of Sri Lanka This list of dragonflies and damselflies is based on Terence de Fonseka s Thedragonflies of Sri Lanka published by the Wildlife heritage Trust in 2000. http://www.jetwingeco.com/web_pages/projects/dragon_list.html

About us Eco-Team Clients Careers ... Web Directory Site created by Copyline PROJECTS Jetwing Research Initiative Leopard Project Bird Ringing Dragonfly Project ... Other Projects DRAGONFLY PROJECT Key objectives Background Participants How can I participate ? ... List of Dragonflies and Damselflies This list of Dragonflies and Damselflies is based on Terence de Fonseka's The Dragonflies of Sri Lanka published by the Wildlife heritage Trust in 2000. To assist the Sri Lanka Dragonfly Project, Jill Silsby (author of the Dragonflies of the World) has provided vernacular English names. Where there are names already in use, these have been used. For some species, she has coined suitable English names with reference to the text in de Fonseka and the Latin names ascribed to them. For some species no names have been coined as an examination of specimens or photographs will be required to coin a suitable English name. Click here to order a copy of Jill Silsby's Dragonflies of the World Click here to view other books from the publisher of Terence de Fonska's Dragonflies of Sri Lanka Demoiselles (Calopterygidae) ? Green-wing (Neurobasis chinensis chinensis) Black-tipped Demoiselle (Vestalis apicalis nigrescens), Endemic

100. Odonata/NCState-AgNIC Odonata, the dragonflies and damselflies. Image Libraries. California dragonflies damselflies; Digital Dragonfly Online Museum, Texas A M University. Keys. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/agnic/sys_entomology/taxon/odonata/

NC S TATE A G NIC S YSTEMATIC E NTOMOLOGY A GUIDE TO ONLINE INSECT SYSTEMATIC RESOURCES Home Taxonomic Index of Resources : Odonata search Resources by Scientific Name Select Order Anoplura Blattaria Coleoptera Collembola Dermaptera Diplura Diptera Embiidina Ephemerida Grylloblattaria Hemiptera Heteroptera Homoptera Hymenoptera Isoptera Lepidoptera Mallophaga Mantodea Mecoptera Megaloptera Microcoryphia Neuroptera Odonata Phasmida Phthiraptera Plecoptera Protura Psocoptera Raphidiodea Siphonaptera Strepsiptera Thysanoptera Thysanura Trichoptera Zoraptera Resources by Common Name Select Name Alderflies Ants Antlions Aphids Barklice Bees Beetles Booklice Bristletails Bugs Butterflies Caddisflies Cicadas Cockroaches Crickets Damselflies Dobsonflies Dragonflies Earwigs Fleas Flies Fishflies Footspinners Gnats Grasshoppers Hangingflies Hoppers Firebrats Katydids Lacewings Lice Mantids Mayflies Moths Mosquitoes Owlflies Psyllids Sawflies Scorpionflies Silverfish Skippers Snakeflies Springtails Stoneflies Termites Thrips Wasps Webspinners Whiteflies Odonata, the Dragonflies and Damselflies

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