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Dragonfly (other)
A dragonfly is a flying insect of the order Odonata. Dragonfly or DragonFly may also refer to: Aircraft * Boeing X-50 Dragonfly, an unmanned aerial surveillance vehicle designed by the U.S. military * Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, a US attack aircraft * Castiglioni Dragon Fly 333 (Dragon Fly 333), an Italian helicopter * DF Helicopters DF334 (Dragon Fly 334), an Italian helicopter * De Havilland Dragonfly, a British aircraft * Dornier Do 12 ''Libelle III'' (''Dragonfly III''), a German flying boat * Dragonfly (G.I. Joe), a fictional make of helicopter in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline * Flylight Dragonfly, a British ultralight trike design * FlyTech Dragonfly, a remote-controlled flying toy ornithopter * Glasflügel H-201, Glasflügel ''Libelle'', a glider, German for dragonfly * Moyes Dragonfly, an Australian ultralight aircraft * Prestwick Dragonfly MPA Mk 1, Prestwick ''Dragonfly'' MPA Mk 1, a 1970s United Kingdom human-powered aircraft * Sikorsky H-5, a US helicopter somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Adult dragonflies are characterized by a pair of large, multifaceted compound eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Many dragonflies have brilliant iridescent or metallic colours produced by structural colouration, making them conspicuous in flight. An adult dragonfly's compound eyes have nearly 24,000 ommatidia each. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the closely related damselflies, which make up the other odonatan infraorder ( Zygoptera) and are similar in body plan though usually lighter in build; however, the wings of most dragonflies are held flat and away from the body, while damselflies hold their wings folded at rest, along or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
