Dragonfly

Dragonflies are predatory insects with large eyes, long abdomens and two pairs of strong wings. Adults catch other insects in flight, while aquatic young hunt beneath the water. Ponds, streams and wetlands connect the two different stages of their life cycle. A young dragonfly uses an extendable lower jaw to seize prey. After leaving the water and shedding its final juvenile skin, the adult expands its wings. Powerful flight allows precise turns, hovering and rapid pursuit above vegetation and water.