dragonflies

Dragonflies are brigh tly colored !

media type="youtube" key="HOA_hRnywnc&hl=en" height="355" width="425"Scientific name= Epiqomphus Subsimilis **DID YOU KNOW PEOPLE USED TO BELEIVE THAT AT NIGHT DRAGONFLIES WOULD SEW NAUGHTY CHILDREN'S LIPS TOGETHER!!!** __HABITAT __ Dragonflies live near fresh water, ditches, marshes, swamps, rivers, waterfalls, and lakes!

__RANGE __ Dragonflies are everywhere except polor regions!

__PHYSICAL FEATURES __ A dragonfly's lifespan is about 3 years as larvae, and 2 months as an adult! A dragonfly's eyes touch! Wingspan is 5-6 in. long!

__DIET __ Dragonflies eat insects, larvae, and tadpoles!

__BEHAVIOR AND ADAPTATIONS __Dragonflies can regulate thier body temperature with thier wings! They can fly 19-30 miles per hour! 63% of thier bodies are muscles!

__REPRODUCTION __A dragonfly nymph breaths with gills! Dragonflies mate while in flight!

__RELATIONSHIP TO PEOPLE __You can find dragonflies sometimes at the zoo!

__STATUS __ Most dragonflies are endangered, others are rare!

__<span style="FONT-SIZE: 140%; COLOR: rgb(78,251,35)">HISTORY __ The dragonfly is related to Damselfly!

__ <span style="COLOR: rgb(240,232,5)">RESOURCES __
 * 1) Encyclopedia Cooley, Marianne. "dragonfly." __World Book__. 2004 ed., 2004
 * 2) Google
 * 3) IUCN

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