A little knowledge of how a dragonfly’s body works may help the observer to understand its topography. Built as aerial, visually-inclined predators, dragonflies have large compound eyes
Odonata of China - KIZ
The clypeus is divided into two parts, a lower anteclypeus and an upper postclypeus. The frons lies above the postclypeus, its lower declivity is called the antefrons and the dorsal surface is called the top of frons.
The head morphology of Pyrrhosoma nymphula larvae (Odonata: Zygoptera ...
2017年5月8日 · The postocciput is triangular and strongly developed. The frons is slightly rounded and declines towards the clypeus. The ocelli are barely discernable in SEM images, but they are present as the tomography data show. The clypeus is …
Dragonfly and damselfly anatomy | Download Scientific Diagram
Distribution and composition of Dragonfly and Damselfly species (Odonata) of the upper Rio das Velhas, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
The toolkit of a hunter – functional morphology of larval mouthparts …
2021年8月11日 · This study aims to elucidate the functional morphology and material composition of the mouthparts of dragonfly larvae to improve the understanding of their adaptations to complex biomechanical interactions during the feeding process.
Clypeus (arthropod anatomy) - Wikipedia
The dorsal margin of the clypeus is below the antennal sockets. The clypeus is often well-defined by sulci ("grooves") along its lateral and dorsal margins, and is most commonly rectangular or trapezoidal in overall shape.
Mouthparts – ENT 425 – General Entomology - North Carolina …
Dragonfly naiads (immatures) are underwater predators that feed on a variety of small aquatic prey. Their mouthparts have stout mandibles and multi-segmented maxillae for chewing solid food — rather typical for a mandibulate insect.
Dragonflies: eyes and a face – Benweb 3.3 - benkolstad.net
2013年5月11日 · That might be a bit more than you wanted to know about the dragonfly and its face, but next time you see a dragonfly buzzing off when you so much as twitch a muscle in its direction, you might have a deeper appreciation for what …
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2022年3月8日 · One of Nature’s most intriguing and fascinating insects, and the subject of mankind’s most sublime and ridiculous myths and mythologies, the dragonfly darts around going about its business as usual, blissfully unaware and oblivious to the interest it has generated in us.
Lyriothemis cleis, Brauer, 1868 (Male) - PICTURE OF SINGAPORE …
2013年6月25日 · It is a rare dragonfly and found at Bukit Timah Nature Reserves and MacRitchie Reservoir. According to some texts, this species lives in pristine dipterocarp forests and the larvae lives in water-filled cavities in plants.