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  2. External morphology of Odonata - Wikipedia

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    Damselflies tend to be less robust, and appear weaker in flight; their wings are narrow near the base and (in most species) held folded back over the abdomen when perched. Dragonfly eyes occupy much of the animal's head, touching (or nearly touching) each other across the face. In damselflies, there is typically a gap in between the eyes.

  3. Dragonfly - Wikipedia

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    A dragonfly is a flying insect ... It has a chitinous exoskeleton of hard ... Blues are typically created by microstructures in the cuticle that reflect blue light ...

  4. Exoskeleton - Wikipedia

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    Discarded exoskeleton of dragonfly nymph Exoskeleton of cicada attached to a Tridax procumbens (colloquially known as the tridax daisy)An exoskeleton (from Greek έξω éxō "outer" [1] and σκελετός skeletós "skeleton" [2] [3]) is a skeleton that is on the exterior of an animal in the form of hardened integument, which both supports the body's shape and protects the internal organs ...

  5. Insect wing - Wikipedia

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    Dragonfly Aptera ἀ- (a-), not Wingless Apterygotans, now obsolete Apterygota: πτερύγιον (pterygion small wing) [citation needed] ἀ- (a-), not Wingless Apterygotans Coleoptera: Κολεός (koleos, sheath) Hardened wings Beetles Dermaptera: Δέρμα (derma, skin, leather) Leather wings Earwigs Diaphanopterodea

  6. Portal:Arthropods - Wikipedia

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    Dragonfly eyes have up to 30,000 facets; each one is a separate light-sensing organ or ommatidium, arranged to give nearly a 360° field of vision. More selected pictures Image 11

  7. Why dragonflies are swarming around Lake Michigan in Milwaukee

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    "The numbers of those [exoskeletons] was just mind boggling." The exoskeletons of four dragonflies that emerged to migrate in Wisconsin. How to get involved in dragonfly watching

  8. The dragonfly wants to inspire you to connect to the earth and with yourself in a more conscious and magical way." But dragonflies are not the only insects that act as messengers in your dreams!

  9. Fossils reveal head of ancient millipede that was biggest bug ...

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    Other examples of Carboniferous arthropod gigantism included Meganeura, an eagle-sized dragonfly, and Pulmonoscorpius, a scorpion more than 3 feet (1 meter) long.