Everything about The Damselfly totally explained
The
Damselfly (Suborder
Zygoptera) is an
insect in the Order
Odonata. Damselflies are similar to
dragonflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along the body when at rest. Furthermore, the hindwing of the damselfly is essentially similar to the forewing, while the hindwing of the dragonfly broadens near the base, caudal to the connecting point at the body. Damselflies are also usually smaller, weaker fliers than dragonflies, and their eyes are separated.
Biology
Damselflies undergo
incomplete metamorphosis, with an aquatic nymphal stage. The female lays eggs in water, sometimes in underwater vegetation, or high in trees in
bromeliads and other water-filled cavities. Nymphs are carnivorous, feeding on
daphnia, mosquito larvae, and various other small aquatic organisms. The gills of damselfly nymphs are large and external, resembling three fins at the end of the
abdomen. After moulting several times, the winged adult emerges and eats flies, mosquitoes, and other small insects. Some of the larger tropical species are known to feed on
spiders, hovering near the web and simply plucking the spider from its perch.
Gallery
Image:Emerald_spreadwing_2.jpg|Emerald Spreadwing Lestes dryas
Image:Calopteryx_virgo2.jpg|Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Image:Common_blue_damselfly.jpg|Blue Ringtail Austrolestes annulosus
Image:p1010762-1.jpg|Black Torrent Dart
Image:p1010464-1.jpg|Coromandel Marsh Dart Ceriagrion coromandelianum
Image:jewelwing.jpg|Female Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata
Image:DamselflyATH500.jpg|Common blue damselfly eating a leafhopper
Image:Hetaerina americana.jpg|American Rubyspot Hetaerina americana
Image:Damselfly October 2007 Osaka Japan.jpg|Ischnura senegalensis
Image:20080211 Chelsea Damselfly On Oleander Leaf.jpg|Unidentified damselfly in Victoria, Australia
Mating Damselflies
Image:Mating Damselflies on Grass Posed Front and Back.jpg
Image:Mating Damselflies on Grass Posed Up and Down.jpg
Image:Accouplement agrions.jpg
Image:Coenagrion puella Luc Viatour.jpg
Image:Blue damselfly.jpg
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