Due to the dragonflies being so popular, I have neglected these little wonders!
The term Dragonflies is commonly used to describe the order of insects known as the "Odonata" which describes two sub-orders namely Anisoptera (dragonflies) and Zygoptera (damselflies). Odonata means a "toothed jaw) in Greek and some dragonflies have fierce jaws to rip their prey apart. 850 species of dragonflies and damselflies can be found in Africa.
Let's have a look!
This is the farm dam where I took the shots today!
All of the above pictures are of different types of damselflies. Specie: "Zygoptera"
And here I will show you the difference between damselflies and dragonflies!
This is a dragonfly of the dropwing species called a "Scarlet Dropwing" Bigger and more robust than the damselflies.
There are also many species of dragonflies and some 104 species can be found here. Species: "Anisoptera"
All information was taken from the book; "Dragonflies and Damselflies" by Warwick & Michele Tarboton. ISBN 978-1-77584-184-5
All photos were taken by myself!
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