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5. Odonata Flashcards

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Odonata

Aeshnidae

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Structure
• Long, tapering bodies
• Large eyes
• Thin antennae

Behaviour
• Walking
• Swims in short bursts as water is propelled out of the body

Habitat
• Under stones
• Slow or fast streams

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Odonata

Gomphidae

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Structure
• Body shapes differ, depending on species
• Large dark eyes
• Short stubby antennae
• Legs adapted for digging in sand
Behaviour
• Crawl about under sand, leaving tracks or indentations in the sand
• Swim in short bursts using jet propulsion
Habitat
• Sand banks, muddy patches
• Edges of streams

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Odonata

Corduliidae

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Structure
• Oval bodies
• Rounded heads
• Very long legs

Behaviour
• Walking
• Swims with legs stretched out backwards

Habitat
• Stones
• Slower areas of the stream

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Odonata

Libellulidae

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Structure
•	Oval bodies
•	Triangular heads
•	Bulging eyes
•	Legs not as long as with Corduliidae

Behaviour
• Walking
• Swims in short bursts, legs are held in one position

Habitat
• Stones, muddy patches
• Backwater areas, very slow streams

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Odonata

Calopterygidae

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Structure
• Long, cylindrical body
• Long antennae, with base wider than tip
• Three large gills, swollen, hollow on inside

Behaviour
• Slow moving amongst vegetation

Habitat
• Vegetation
• Edges of streams

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Odonata

Chlorocyphidae

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Structure
• Short, cylindrical bodies
• Two stiff gills
• Gills serrated

Behaviour
• Walks slowly with abdomen and gills tilted upwards

Habitat
• Under stones
• Backwater areas or slow streams

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Odonata

Chlorolestidae

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Structure
• Long slim bodies
• Long antennae
• Three gills with rounded tips, single dark band across each gill

Behaviour
• Slow moving amongst vegetation

Habitat
• Vegetation
• Edges of slow streams

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Odonata

Coenagrionidae

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Structure
• Slender bodies
• Three leaf-like gills, pointed tips
• Certain species with jointed gills

Behaviour
• Slow moving amongst vegetation

Habitat
• Vegetation
• Edges of streams

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Odonata

Lestidae

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Structure
•	Very long, very slim bodies
•	Large wide heads
•	Long, very thin legs
•	Three long gills, rounded tips, curved

Behaviour
• Slow moving amongst vegetation

Habitat
• Vegetation
• Backwater areas, pools

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Odonata

Platycnernidae

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Structure
•	Short, stout bodies
•	Strong legs
•	Three short gills with dark band across
•	Gills swollen, hollow on the inside

Behaviour
• Climbs on rocks or vegetation

Habitat
• Under stones, on vegetation
• Headwaters of streams

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Odonata

Protoneuridae

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Structure
• Short tapering bodies
• Long legs, hind legs reaching tips of gills
• Pedicels present at base of gills

Behaviour
• Slow moving amongst vegetation

Habitat
• Vegetation
• Headwaters of streams

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