Missouri Botanical Garden - Dragonflies on Lily Toddler T-Shirt

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Two delicate damselflies perch on the tip of a partially submerged plant amid a dark, reflective water surface. The greenish hue of the plant creates a pleasing contrast against the dark background, highlighting their fragile wings.

A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Adult dragonflies are characterised 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 coloration, 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 othe...

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