The muscles which join their wings to their thoraxes are well developed, and they can beat their front and rear wings separately to control their direction of flight. Most dragonflies can perform the highly difficult maneuvers of flying backwards or straight upwards, and a few of them can even fly across oceans to make long-distance seasonal migrations.
蜻蜓翅膀連胸肌肉發達，前後翅可以個別拍動、控制方向，大部分蜻蜓都能表演高難度的倒退飛行、直飛升空，少數蜻蜓甚至飄洋過海、進行長途性的季節遷移。