First appearing more 100 million years before the dinosaurs, DRAGONFLIES are a marvel of adaptation. Surviving ice ages and mass extinctions they are the animal kingdom's premier aerial predators. There are 97 species identified in Indiana and 462 species in North America
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| Eastern Pondhawk - a horizontal perching dragonfly |
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| Female Dot-Tailed Whiteface |
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| This 12-spotted Skimmer has just captured a fly in mid-air. |
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| Male Ruby Meadowhawk |
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| Female Ruby Meadowhawk In Great Britain and Europe DRAGONFLIES and DAMSELFLIES are all identified as DRAGONFLIES. In North America we identify them separately. |
