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    Dragonflies, Damselfies (Odonata)   

 

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9 species photographed so far: 5 Anisoptera / 4 Zygoptera.
See their photos on the following pages: 

Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Damselflies (Zygoptera)

 

 Interesting details
 Dragonflies have a compound eye out of 30.000 simple eyes (ommatidia)
read more about it in an acrticle: "Compound eye"

see different shapes and colours of a compound eye:

down: dragonfly larva's shed skin in water with a small water snail                  

  down: compare sizes and "design" of
a Demselfly (Platycnemis pennipes) and a Dragonfly (Orthetrum brunneum)