What is Dragonfly?
{{automatic taxobox | taxon = Anisoptera | fossil_range = [[Jurassic]]{{ndash}}present ([[Protodonata]]: [[Carboniferous]]{{ndash}}?) | image = Sympetrum flaveolum - side (aka).jpg | image_caption = [[Yellow-winged darter]]<br/>''Sympetrum flaveolum'' | subdivision_ranks = Families | subdivision = * [[Aeshnoidea]] **[[Aeshnidae]] (hawkers or darners) **[[Austropetaliidae]] **[[Gomphidae]] (clubtails) **[[Petaluridae]] (petaltails) * [[Cordulegastroidea]] **[[Chlorogomphidae]] **[[Cordulegastridae]] (spiketails) **[[Neopetaliidae]] * [[Libelluloidea]] **[[Corduliidae]] (emeralds)<sup>$</sup> **[[Libellulidae]] (skimmers, etc) **[[Macromiidae]] (cruisers) **[[Synthemistidae]] (tigertails) <center><sup>$</sup>''Not a clade''</center> | authority = [[Edmond de Selys Longschamps|Selys]], 1854 }} [[File:Platetrum depressum 1 Luc Viatour.JPG|thumb|220px|Broad-bodied chaser]] [[File:Trithemis kirbyi.jpg|thumb|220px|Kirby's dropwing (''Trithemis kirbyi'') in Tsumeb, [[Namibia]]]] [[File:Yellow striped hunter mating.jpg|thumb|220px|Pair of yellow striped hunters mating]] [[File:DragonflyNymph.jpg|thumb|220px|alt=A baby dragonfly|A dragonfly nymph]] [[File:RubyMhawk.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Flame skimmer]] '''Dragonflies''' are [[flying]] [[insect]]s of the [[Order (biology)|order]] [[Odonata]]. There are about 5,300 [[species]] of dragonfly. The adults eat other flying insects.<ref name=Barnes/> Dragonflies have large [[compound eye]]s, which is their main [[Sensory system|sense]] [[Organ (anatomy)|organ]]. They have four strong [[transparent]] wings, and a long body. Dragonflies are usually found around [[lake]]s, [[pond]]s, [[stream]]s and [[wetland]]s. They are [[predator]]s which eat [[mosquito]]es, and other small insects such as [[fly|flies]], [[bee]]s, [[ant]]s, and [[butterflies]]. Their [[larvae]], known as 'nymphs', are [[aquatic]].<ref name=Barnes/> They are also carnivorous. Because their legs are adapted to grab prey in the air, they are not adapted for moving on land. Once