- Dragonflies have strong muscles which
control the base of the wings. In flight, the wings look like
a rapidly changing 'X' shape.
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- Millions of years ago, man-sized dragonflies
patrolled the skies. Even today's finger-length dragonflies are
quite large compared to other insects.
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- To attract a mate, swarms of male dragonflies
perform dances in the air.
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- Dragonflies are usually very brightly
coloured. Their bodies are long and slender.
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- The bristles on a dragonfly's front
legs help it to trap prey in the air.
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- Dragonflies have excellent eyesight. They have two huge compound eyes. Each eye can have up to 30,000 lenses.
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