Dragonflies


There are over 5000 species of dragonfly in the world.


Dragonflies flap their wings at 30 beats per second compared to a bee who flaps its wings at 300 beats per second.


The adult dragonfly likes to eat mosquitoes, flies and other small flying insects. They have been known to eat bees and butterflies.


Human eyes have 1 lens. A dragonfly has 30,000 individual lenses.


A female dragonfly is called a damselfly


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