Dragonflies are interesting animals, have 4 wings, big head, antennae, strong thorax and perfect legs. The eyes of a very large dragonfly are called compound eyes, composed of ommatidium. With this he can look in any direction and detect a movement higher than 10 meters. And the translation is so strong that it is used to land on the spot, not to walk.
Dragonflies live all over the world, most commonly found in tropical regions like Indonesia. In Indonesia there are about 750 types of dragonflies. Dragonflies can also live in high mountains and north polar regions.
Dragonflies spend most of their lives as nymphs (sepetines) that are heavily dependent on such a river, rice field, lake, pond, or swamp.
Dragonflies have a life cycle of three stages, namely eggs, nymphs, and adults. This cycle includes incomplete metamorphosis. The nymph is famous for its vicious predators in the air and breathes with gills. In time for five years the nymph rises above the surface, climbing a plant and transforming into an adult dragonfly.
Egg dragon eggs there are long and round, the egg terdapt a hole to enter the sperm before put by the parent. For 1-3 weeks the eggs will hatch. In addition, eggs can be a great fish food.
Behavior of dragonfly, dragonfly marijuana in a strange way. Dragonflies will do the marriage by flying, using the tail of a male dragonfly will mencengkati part of the female head, then the female bends the end of the stomach toward the male genital that has been sperm. And dragonflies have a habit of sunbathing.
Benefits of dragonfly to the human psyche There are many of them are dragonfly as the inspiration of painting artists, fashion designers, poetry writers and songs. Can also as stimulant food, as a drug, and used to stop the habit of bedwetting in children by the dragonfire tickle the child's navel. Dragonflies can also be a dangerous small animal exterminator like mosquito larvae.
Dragonflies are animals that will become extinct because of the habitat that is damaged by human activities. Therefore, the dragonfly must be preserved.
By not capturing him, eaten or played, must also be preserved his residence.
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