Dragonfly Anatomy

Dragonflies go through gradual metamorphosis. Dragonflies not only are visually beautiful theyre also agile fliers and helpful insect eaters.

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Antennae a pair of sensory organs on top of the head.

Dragonfly anatomy. The outer pair of anal appendages on anisopteran larvae. There are superior upper and inferior lower appendages. Below is the external anatomy of a dragonfly larvae.

The thorax contains the muscles that control the movements of the wings and legs. To get to know these odonata order insects you should examine the various parts of their anatomy including not only the head thorax and abdomen which make up the three main sections of the adult dragonflys body. However the wings of most dragonflies are held flat and away from the body while damselflies hold the wings folded at rest alon.

In male dragonflies they are used to clasp the female around the head dragonflies or the pronotum damselflies during mating and when in tandem. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the related group damselflies which are similar in structure though usually lighter in build. Anatomy of a dragonfly stigma.

Abdomen the segmented tail like section of the body. The nymph grows until it reaches its full size. Adult dragonflies are characterized by large multifaceted eyes two pairs of strong transparent wings sometimes with coloured patches and an elongated body.

All odonates have the same basic body plan consisting of a head thorax carrying three pairs of legs and two pairs of wings and abdomenmost of the head consists of the compound eyes and the mouth and associated parts. This is a diagram of the internal anatomy of an insect. A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order odonata infraorder anisoptera.

Gradual metamorphosis is when an egg is laid and when it hatches it is a nymph or a smaller version of the creature. Below is the external anatomy of an adult dragonfly.

External Anatomy Arizona Dragonflies