Odonata

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Common Name: dragonflies & damselflies

 

Order Name Means: "tooth wing"

 

Pterygotes (Paleopterous)

 

Carnivorous

 

Aquatic Naiad, gills on abdomen

 

Fore and Hind Wings of equal length

 

3 caudal filaments

 

Large Compound Eyes, Separated