Odonata (Dragonflies & Damselflies)

The order Odonata includes the dragonflies and the damselflies, and are hemimetabolous, meaning after hatching from eggs they develop from immature to adult through many stages of molting. Odonates spend their immature stages as aquatic larvae, oftentimes in streams!

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Background image by M.E.S. Member Steven Scott - Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)