Dragonfly, face

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Dragonfly, face. Macroscopic Solutions. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Dragonfly, wing Adult dragonflies are characterized by large compound eyes with approximately 24,000 ommatidia. They have two pairs of strong transparent wings on an elongated body making them agile fliers. Many dragonflies have brilliant iridescent or metallic colours produced by structural colouration. Width of image 5 millimeters

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