Dragonflies are Insects That Different From Other Insects

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Dragonflies or sibar is one of the animals belonging to a group of insects and including the Odonata nation. The name of dragonfly also has various names depending on each area of its life, in the language of Aceh (Denden) and the Javanese language (Kijeng or Coblang).

In general, dragonflies have varieties and also varieties that have spread in various regions as well as various worlds. Yet all of these species almost have the same relatively large body shape and also have wings that bend to the side. [Source]

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Scientific Classification

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Systematically, dragonflies can be classified as follows:

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	arthtopods
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Upaordo	Epiprocta
Infraordo	Anisoptera
Tribe	Aeshnidae, austropetallidae, cordulegastridae, corduliidae, gomphidae, libellulidae, macromiidae, neopetaliidae, petaluridae. [Source]

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Dragonfly is one of those beautiful-looking insects, but this predator belongs to a vicious type of insect with a sharp jaw almost 360-degree vision and can fly backwards.

This dragonfly belongs to one of the insects that in habit the planet Earth, they have been through various stages of evolution to be able to perfect ability to fly and be beautiful and amazing creatures.

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Some unique facts that exist on the dragonfly

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Dragonflies have very sharp jaws

The ability of dragonfly in tearing its prey is very impressive. When the prey is caught, the dragonfly will hold it with their feet and then tear the prey's wings in order not to escape and cut off their heads with their sharp jaws.

All the way it's done dragonfly in air, without landing at all. that's the effective strategy of the dragonfly.

Dragonflies can bite their prey in air

If we imagine with his manner in air. Dragonflies resemble a creepy monster. Instead of chasing the prey, they intercept it while flying with careful calculations. Speed and trajectory of prey, dragonflies can assess accurately, so that to success rate when hunting reaches 95 percent.

How to fly Dragonflies is great

How to fly this insect is very spektakuler, because it can fly back and forth. Dragonflies have two pairs of wings with muscles between head and abdomen that can move in different directions.

Dragonflies can fly in all directions, either by sideways, backwards, even flying silently at one point for more than a few minutes. This ability is the secret of their success in ambush prey. In addition, dragonflies can also fly quickly even his immune system is very superior.

ocean during migration, traveled up to 11,000 miles and broke records as the world's farthest insect migration. With its speed, distance, endurance and flexibility, the dragonfly became one of the most extraordinary aviators on Planet Earth.

There is a nature reserve for dragonflies

The Dragonfly Center, the first dragonfly sanctuary was built in England in 2009 ago. Located in the Cambridgeshire Nature Reserve, the sanctuary is expected to stop the decline in a population of 42 species of dragonflies commonly found in Britain.

In America, dragon lovers can visit the Dragonfly Sanctuary Pond in Albuquerque, New Mexico to meet directly with a variety of species of dragonfly.

In Asia, you can play with dragonflies of various types, one of them in Dragonfly Nature Park, Shimanto City, Shikoku, Japan. The Japanese government built a bonfire to protect the insect's habitat and its species diversity.

Visions of dragonflies is remarkable

Dragonfly eyes dominate almost all of their heads. Dragonflies have a compound eye that contains 30,000 facets, each providing information about the environment around the dragonflies. His point of view is almost 360 degrees, allowing them to see small insects and ambush them while avoiding collisions with other insects.

Dragonfly eyes dominate almost all of their heads. Dragonflies have compound eyes that contain 30,000 facets, each providing information about the environment around the dragonfly. The viewing angle is almost 360 degrees, allowing them to see small insects and ambush them while avoiding collisions with other insects. [Source]

So humans are very useful with dragonfly because they can help us control other insect populations, such as mosquitoes and other biting insects. Even the dragonflies also include animals that inspire us to create cutting-edge technology based on the extraordinary ability to fly and see, so we can return the favor by supporting the preservation of the dragonfly habitat, so we can see the beauty of this remarkable insect much longer.

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Source

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[1]. fredikurniawan.com

[2]. dinasuciwahyuni.co.id

[3]. nationalgeographic.co.id