Odonata — ▪ insect order Introduction insect order comprising the dragonflies (dragonfly) (suborder Anisoptera) and the damselflies (damselfly) (suborder Zygoptera). The adults are easily recognized by their two pairs of narrow, transparent wings, sloping … Universalium
Dragonfly — This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Dragonfly (disambiguation). Anisoptera redirects here. For other uses, see Anisoptera (disambiguation). Dragonfly Yellow winged Darter … Wikipedia
Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate … Wikipedia
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
dragonfly — /drag euhn fluy /, n., pl. dragonflies. 1. any of numerous stout bodied, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Anisoptera), the species of which prey on mosquitoes and other insects and are distinguished from the damselflies by… … Universalium
Aeshnidae — Tasmanian Darner (Austroaeschna tasmanica) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Meganisoptera — Temporal range: Pennsylvanian Lopingian … Wikipedia
Simple eye in invertebrates — For eye like markings, see eyespot (mimicry). Ocellus redirects here. For the Celtic god, see Ocelus. Head of Polistes A simple eye (sometimes called a pigment pit[1] … Wikipedia
photoreception — photoreceptive, adj. /foh toh ri sep sheuhn/, n. the physiological perception of light. [1905 10; PHOTO + RECEPTION] * * * Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one celled organisms such … Universalium
Homosexual behavior in animals — For homosexuality in humans, see homosexuality. Homosexual behavior in animals refers to the documented evidence of homosexual and bisexual behavior in non human species. Such behaviors include sex, courtship, affection, pair bonding, and… … Wikipedia
The Second Stage Turbine Blade (comics) — Supercbbox| title = The Second Stage Turbine Blade comic color = background:#c0c0c0 |250px caption = Cover of the Second Stage Turbine Blade Volume #1 first issue by Tony Moore (The Amory Wars release) schedule = format = Limited series publisher … Wikipedia