DRAGONFLIES/DAMSELFLIES - WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
| DAMSELFLIES | Zygoptera. Small, slender
with weak, fluttering flight. Wings are similar in size and when at
rest are held vertically closed along the top of the abdomen. The
head is rectangular with eyes at the outer ends.
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| DRAGONFLIES | Anisoptera. Large, bulky
with more powerful, direct flight. The fore wings are narrower than
the hind wings with both pairs held open when resting. The eyes are
prominent and wrap around the front, top and sides of the globular
head.
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