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Odonata (video Game)
Odonata is an order (biology), order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. The two groups are distinguished with dragonflies (suborder Epiprocta) usually being bulkier with large compound eyes together and wings spread up or out at rest, while damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are usually more slender with eyes placed apart and wings folded together along body at rest. Adult odonates can land and perch, but rarely walk. All odonates have aquatic animal, aquatic larvae called naiad (insect), naiads or nymph (biology), nymphs, and all of them, larvae and adults, are carnivorous and are almost entirely insectivorous, although at the larval stage they will eat anything that they can overpower, including small fish, tadpoles, and even adult newts. The adults are superb aerial hunters and their legs are specialised for catching prey in flight. Etymology and terminology Johan Christian Fabricius coined the term ''Odonata'' in 1793 from the Ancient G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epiprocta
Epiprocta is one of the two extant suborders of the Odonata (the order (biology), order to which dragonflies and damselflies belong). It was proposed relatively recently, having been created to accommodate the inclusion of the Anisozygoptera. The latter has been shown to be not a natural suborder, but rather a paraphyletic collection of lineages, so it has been combined with the previous suborder Anisoptera, the well-known dragonflies, into the Epiprocta. The old suborder Anisoptera is proposed to become an infraorder within the Epiprocta, whereas the "anisozygopterans" included here form the infraorder Epiophlebioptera. References External links * * Epiprocta, Insect suborders {{insect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of living fish species are ray-finned fish, belonging to the class Actinopterygii, with around 99% of those being teleosts. The earliest organisms that can be classified as fish were soft-bodied chordates that first appeared during the Cambrian period. Although they lacked a true spine, they possessed notochords which allowed them to be more agile than their invertebrate counterparts. Fish would continue to evolve through the Paleozoic era, diversifying into a wide variety of forms. Many fish of the Paleozoic developed external armor that protected them from predators. The first fish with jaws appeared in the Silurian period, after which many (such as sharks) became formidable marine predators rather than just the prey of arthropods. Mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriocnemis
''Agriocnemis'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. ''Agriocnemis'' is distributed widely across Africa, South-east Asia, Indonesia, Australia and islands in the Pacific. They are small insects, commonly known as wisps. Species The genus ''Agriocnemis'' includes the following species:* *'' Agriocnemis aderces'' *'' Agriocnemis alcyone'' *'' Agriocnemis angolense'' *'' Agriocnemis angustirami'' *'' Agriocnemis argentea'' - silver wisp *''Agriocnemis carmelita'' *'' Agriocnemis clauseni'' *'' Agriocnemis corbeti'' *'' Agriocnemis dabreui'' *'' Agriocnemis dissimilis'' *'' Agriocnemis dobsoni'' - tropical wisp *'' Agriocnemis exilis'' - little wisp *'' Agriocnemis exsudans'' *'' Agriocnemis falcifera'' - white-masked wisp *'' Agriocnemis femina'' - pinhead wisp *'' Agriocnemis forcipata'' *'' Agriocnemis gratiosa'' - gracious wisp *'' Agriocnemis interrupta'' *'' Agriocnemis inversa'' *'' Agriocnemis keralensis'' *'' Agriocnemis kunjina'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nannophya Pygmaea
''Nannophya pygmaea'', known variously as the scarlet dwarf, northern pygmyfly, or tiny dragonfly, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native from Southeast Asia to China and Japan, occasionally found south to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... Description This species has the distinction of being the smallest of the dragonflies, with a wingspan of only . References External linksScarlet dwarfat ARCBCat CSIROat bjbug.com {{Authority control Libellulidae Odonata of Asia Insects of Indonesia Insects of Southeast Asia Taxa named by Jules Pierre Rambur Insects described in 1842 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mecistogaster
''Mecistogaster'' is a genus of large Neotropical damselflies in the family Pseudostigmatidae, commonly known as helicopter damsels. There are eleven species distributed from Mexico to Argentina. Members of this genus have very long abdomens which they use to deposit their eggs in the water-filled rosettes of bromeliads growing on trees in the forest. Species include: *''Mecistogaster amalia ''Mecistogaster amalia'' is a species of damselfly in the family Pseudostigmatidae known commonly as the Amalia helicopter. It is Endemism, endemic to Brazil, where it lives in Atlantic rainforest. References Pseudostigmatidae Endemic fa ...'' - Amalia Helicopter *'' Mecistogaster amazonica'' *'' Mecistogaster asticta'' *'' Mecistogaster buckleyi'' - Blue-tipped Helicopter *'' Mecistogaster jocaste'' *'' Mecistogaster linearis'' *'' Mecistogaster lucretia'' *'' Mecistogaster martinezi'' *'' Mecistogaster modesta'' *'' Mecistogaster ornata'' - Ornate Helicopter *'' Mecistog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petalura Ingentissima
''Petalura ingentissima'', the giant petaltail, has been described as the world's largest dragonfly, with a wingspan of 160 mm. It is found in Queensland, Australia. Dr R.J. Tillyard described the giant petaltail in 1908. Its species name is derived from the Latin adjective ''ingens'' "huge". It is one of five species in the Australian genus ''Petalura''. A large heavily built dragonfly, the giant petaltail has a black body with some yellow markings. The female's wingspan can be 158–162 mm and body length 125 mm, the largest dragonfly species in overall dimensions although members of the genus ''Tetracanthagyna'' can have longer wings and ''Chlorogomphus papilio'' a larger wing area. Measuring 5.9-6.3 cm long, the larvae are unusual in that they live in burrows along the river margin and hunt passing prey. Gallery Petalura ingentissima female wings (34665011080).jpg, Female wings Petalura ingentissima male wings (34888496542).jpg, Male wings See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetracanthagyna Plagiata
The giant hawker (''Tetracanthagyna plagiata'') or the gigantic riverhawker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found throughout Sundaland, having been recorded on Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, and Borneo. It is the type species for the genus ''Tetracanthagyna''. It is the heaviest of all living Odonata, and additionally are the second largest of all living Odonates by wingspan, second only to ''Megaloprepus caerulatus'' (Pseudostigmatidae). ''T. plagiata'' is additionally the largest living dragonfly, with a maximum wingspan of 163 millimeters, exceeding the wingspan of runner-up ''Petalura ingentissima'' at 162 millimeters. Taxonomy ''Tetracanthagyna plagiata'' was initially described by Charles Owen Waterhouse in 1877 under the name ''Gynacantha plagiata'', classifying it under the now-separate dragonfly genus '' Gynacantha'', the type locality was listed as Borneo. Robert McLachlan commented that his peer Edmond de Sélys Longcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megaloprepus Coerulatus
''Megaloprepus caerulatus'' is a damselfly of the Forest Giant family within the Coenagrioniae family. Giant damselflies were previously recognized as their own family, Pseudostigmatidae. ''M. caerulatus'' is found in wet and moist forests in Central and South America. It has the greatest wingspan of any living damselfly or dragonfly, up to 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) in the largest males. Its large size and the markings on its wings make it a conspicuous species; a hovering ''Megaloprepus'' has been described as a "pulsating blue-and-white beacon". ''M. caerulatus'' is the only species in genus ''Megaloprepus''. As an adult it feeds on orb-weaver spiders in the forest understory, which it plucks from their webs. It lays its eggs in water-filled holes in trees; males defend the larger holes as breeding territories. The naiad is a top predator in its tree-hole habitat, feeding on tadpoles and aquatic insects, including the larvae of mosquito species that are vectors of hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Central America consists of eight countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Within Central America is the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot, which extends from northern Guatemala to central Panama. Due to the presence of several active geologic faults and the Central America Volcanic Arc, there is a high amount of seismic activity in the region, such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes which has resulted in death, injury, and property damage. In the pre-Columbian era, Central America was inhabited by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica to the north and west and the Isthmo-Colombian peoples to the south and east. Following the Spanish expedition of Christopher Columbus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insect Mouthparts
Insects have mouthparts that may vary greatly across insect species, as they are adapted to particular modes of feeding. The earliest insects had chewing mouthparts. Most specialisation of mouthparts are for piercing and sucking, and this mode of feeding has evolved a number of times idependently. For example, mosquitoes and aphids (which are true bugs) both pierce and suck, however female mosquitoes feed on animal blood whereas aphids feed on plant fluids. Evolution Like most external features of arthropods, the mouthparts of Hexapoda are highly derived. Insect mouthparts show a multitude of different functional mechanisms across the wide diversity of insect species. It is common for significant homology to be conserved, with matching structures forming from matching primordia, and having the same evolutionary origin. However, even if structures are almost physically and functionally identical, they may not be homologous; their analogous functions and appearance might be the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ionic Greek
Ionic Greek ( grc, Ἑλληνικὴ Ἰωνική, Hellēnikē Iōnikē) was a subdialect of the Attic–Ionic or Eastern dialect group of Ancient Greek. History The Ionic dialect appears to have originally spread from the Greek mainland across the Aegean at the time of the Dorian invasions, around the 11th century BC during the early Greek Dark Ages. By the end of Archaic Greece and early Classical Greece in the 5th century BC, the central west coast of Asia Minor, along with the islands of Chios and Samos, formed the heartland of Ionia proper. The Ionic dialect was also spoken on islands across the central Aegean and on the large island of Euboea north of Athens. The dialect was soon spread by Ionian colonization to areas in the northern Aegean, the Black Sea, and the western Mediterranean, including Magna Graecia in Sicily and Italy. The Ionic dialect is generally divided into two major time periods, Old Ionic (or Old Ionian) and New Ionic (or New Ionian). The transiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic period (), and the Classical period (). Ancient Greek was the language of Homer and of fifth-century Athenian historians, playwrights, and philosophers. It has contributed many words to English vocabulary and has been a standard subject of study in educational institutions of the Western world since the Renaissance. This article primarily contains information about the Epic and Classical periods of the language. From the Hellenistic period (), Ancient Greek was followed by Koine Greek, which is regarded as a separate historical stage, although its earliest form closely resembles Attic Greek and its latest form approaches Medieval Greek. There were several regional dialects of Ancient Greek, of which Attic Greek developed into Koine. Dia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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