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The Dragonfly
Dragonflies (Ordonata) are heavy-bodied predatory insects. These elite aerial hunters are defined by their massive compound eyes, which provide a nearly 360-degree field of vision, and two pairs of independently controlled, intricately veined wings that allow them to hover, fly backward, and reach speeds of up to 35 mph.
Their hunting prowess is unmatched, achieving a 95% success rate by using upward-slanted, basket-like legs to scoop up mosquitoes, flies, and midges mid-air.
Dragonflies spend the vast majority of their lives underwater as aquatic nymphs, breathing through internal gills, in their watery domain and they are lethal. Hunting with rapid, extendable jaws, they easily dispatch any tiny aquatic organisms, including zooplankton, mosquito larvae, worms, midges, and mayfly larvae, larger species will even easily take down tadpoles, lizards and small freshwater fish.
Even more unique is their metamorphosis. Dragonflies undergo what is known as "Incomplete Metamorphosis" (hemimetabolous development). Unlike butterflies, they do…
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